- Date
- July 23, 1978
- Place
- Kenosha, WI · KENOSHA, WI
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2911Thorp T18
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780723023449A
- Case key
- 140340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3798 78/7/23 NR.KENOSHA,WI THORP T18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 623 TIME - 2012 N2911 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 316 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANTIOCH,IL KENOSHA,WI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2911
- Reported as
- Thorp T18
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2911 · 1
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