- Date
- July 13, 1974
- Place
- Elgin, IL · ELGIN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4825Emeraude CP301
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740713024309A
- Case key
- 128723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1988 74/7/13 ELGIN,ILL EMERAUDE CP301 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 113 TIME - 1312 N4825 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELGIN AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELGIN,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 97 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 9 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RAISED FLAPS AT 75FT AGL,STALLED.EXPERIMENTAL-HOMEBUILT 1ST FLT.DA ABT 2950FT.CORVAIR 4XI ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4825
- Reported as
- Emeraude CP301
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Elgin Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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