- Date
- March 31, 1968
- Place
- Lovington, NM · LOVINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N12670Fairchild 22
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111191
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0854 68/3/31 LOVINGTON,N MEX FAIRCHILD 22 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 790 TIME - 1700 N12670 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE REMARKS- ONE FT DRAG STRUT CLEVIS CRACKED CAUSED WING TO FOLD FAILING SPAR AND FT CLEVIS.PT PARACHUTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12670
- Reported as
- Fairchild 22
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N12670Registered now · Fairchild 22 C7BAirframe modelFairchild 22 C7BEngine modelMenasco SUP PIRT D4B
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