CHI72DEE13

NTSB accident investigation · Thurston TSC-1A · Fox Lake, IL · August 16, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 16, 1971
Place
Fox Lake, IL · FOX LAKE, IL
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2006TThurston TSC-1A
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162763

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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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3-3068  71/8/16    FOX LAKE,ILL        THURSTON TSC-1A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 500
        TIME - 1250                    N2006T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOX LAKE,ILL                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- LANDED ON LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2006T
Reported as
Thurston TSC-1A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.