- Date
- August 5, 1974
- Place
- Midlothian, IL · MIDLOTHIAN, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N132SPBaby GR Lak 1SP
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740805025839A
- Case key
- 134338
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2548 74/8/5 MIDLOTHIAN,ILL BABY GR LAK 1SP CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 2150 TIME - 1230 N132SP PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP OSHKOSH,WIS SOUTH BEND,IND MIDLOTHIAN,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N132SP
- Reported as
- Baby GR Lak 1SP
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Howell
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.