- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Place
- Valmeyer, IL · VALMEYER, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N73729Ryan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163100
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3143 71/7/3 VALMEYER,ILL RYAN ST-3KR CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1005 TIME - 1445 N73729 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FESTUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FESTUS,MO RETURN WEISS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- OBS SAW PLT ATTEMPT LOW ALT WING OVER TYPE MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73729
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Festus