- Date
- December 25, 1965
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77607Fairchild F24
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174283
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3727 65/12/25 TUCSON ARIZ FAIRCHILD F24 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 314 TIME - 1510 N77607 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RYAN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PILOT FAILED TO OBTAIN ADEQUATE DUAL INSTRUCTION IN CONVENTIONAL GEAR TYPE AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77607
- Reported as
- Fairchild F24
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ryan
N77607Registered now · Fairchild 24W-46Airframe modelFairchild 24W-46Engine modelWarner SS165 series
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