19761022037219A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Airtrc AT-301 · La Feria, TX · October 22, 1976

Date
October 22, 1976
Place
La Feria, TX
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4343S
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW77FRG05
Reported as
Airtrc AT301
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
760 total520 in this make and model160 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During formation flt acft dove for unknown reasons. Stalled during recovery from dive.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FORMATION FLT ACFT DOVE FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. STALLED DURING RECOVERY FROM DIVE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.