CHI70F0069

NTSB accident investigation · Playmate II · Angola, IN · June 12, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 12, 1969
Place
Angola, IN · ANGOLA, IN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1093ZPlaymate II
Status
Completed · report August 18, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175877

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1896  69/6/12  NR.ANGOLA,IND         PLAYMATE II         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 179
        TIME - 1745                    N1093Z              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRI-STATE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT REPORTED PARTIAL POWER LOSS APRX 200 FT AGL.CRASH LANDED IN WOODS.

Aircraft

Registration
N1093Z
Reported as
Playmate II
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tri-State

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.