- Date
- May 31, 1981
- Place
- New Castle, IN · NEW CASTLE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74195Beech T-34B
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810531035559A
- Case key
- 126301
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0946 81/5/31 NR.NEW CASTLE,IN BEECH T-34B CR- 1 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 400 TIME - 1215 N74195 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HENRY COUNTY MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CASTLE,IN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CLUB REGS PROHIBIT ACROBATIC FLT IN CLUB ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74195
- Reported as
- Beech T-34B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Henry County Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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