- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Sandusky Bay, OH · SANDUSKY BAY, OH
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12LSRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029035879A
- Case key
- 139069
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3226 78/10/29 SANDUSKY BAY,OH REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 630 TIME - 1100 N12LS PX- 0 0 1 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHNDUSKY,OH SANDUSKY BAY,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILINGS USED FOR CARP TRAPS.THE PILINGS ARE NORMALLY 4-7 FT UNDER WATER MURKY WATER HID FROM VIEW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12LS
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N12LSRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 2012 · Republic RC-3Airframe modelRepublic RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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