- Date
- August 1, 1972
- Place
- Oshkosh, WI · OSHKOSH, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1949Ganagobie 3
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167779
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0530 72/8/1 OSHKOSH,WIS GANAGOBIE 3 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1000 TIME - 1250 N1949 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WITTMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSHKOSH,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT. FLY BY FOR EAA CONVENTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1949
- Reported as
- Ganagobie 3
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wittman
N1949Registration cancelled May 4, 2019 · Lobet Ganaobie 3Airframe modelLobet Ganaobie 3Engine modelContinental A40 series
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