- Date
- August 23, 1969
- Place
- Delavan, WI · DELAVAN, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N78137Globe GC-1B
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3596 69/8/23 DELAVAN,WIS GLOBE GC-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 365 TIME - 1330 N78137 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE LAWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARVARD,ILL DELAVAN,WIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- MAIN SPAR BROKE DUE TO HEAVY VERTICAL IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N78137
- Reported as
- Globe GC-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Lawn
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