- Date
- July 22, 1973
- Place
- Marlboro, OH · MARLBORO, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N702MSThorp T-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730722022789A
- Case key
- 188928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2935 73/7/22 MARLBORO,OHIO THORP T-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 457 TIME - 1630 N702MS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUNSET STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARLBORO,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- NO EVIDENCE OF CTL SYSTEM OR PWR PLANT MALFUNCTION FOUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N702MS
- Reported as
- Thorp T-18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sunset Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.