- Date
- December 17, 1967
- Place
- Taylor Ridge, IL · TAYLOR RIDGE, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N37853Porterfield LP-65
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112596
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4343 67/12/17 TAYLOR RIDGE,ILL PORTERFIELD LP-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1545 N37853 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 14 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- STRUCK HOUSE CHIMNEY. WIND 180 DEG 14K GUSTING TO 22K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37853
- Reported as
- Porterfield LP-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N37853Registered now · Porterfield LP-65Airframe modelPorterfield LP-65Engine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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