- Date
- November 11, 1976
- Place
- Belleville, IL · BELLEVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N50377Taylorcraft DC0-65
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761111039209A
- Case key
- 157070
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4137 76/11/11 NR.BELLEVILLE,IL TAYLORCRAFT DC0-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 585 TIME - 1013 N50377 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 395 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING DUTCHMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEVILLE,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE REMARKS- ACROBATIC MANEUVERS BEING PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE GND.RECOVERED TOO LATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50377
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC0-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Dutchman
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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.