- Date
- July 29, 1968
- Place
- Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N555ADyke Delta JD-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108958
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2908 68/7/29 ROCKFORD,ILL DYKE DELTA JD-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 500 TIME - 1010 N555A PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 320 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER ROCKFORD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- IMPROPERLY LATCHED CANOPY CAME LOOSE.INTENTL GR-UP LDG.STRUCK PIPER N3878T,SUBST DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N555A
- Reported as
- Dyke Delta JD-2
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Rockford
N555ARegistered now · Dyke Delta JD-2Airframe modelDyke Delta JD-2Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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