DEN70FQG19

NTSB accident investigation · Brewer Midget · Portales, NM · June 21, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 21, 1970
Place
Portales, NM · PORTALES, NM
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N6668Brewer Midget
Status
Completed · report September 22, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126677

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0962  70/6/21    PORTALES,N MEX      BREWER MIDGET       CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N6668               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTALES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTALES,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
                                  UNUSUAL NOISE
        REMARKS- ACFT VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY. PLT INTNTLY CRASH LANDED ALONGSIDE RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N6668
Reported as
Brewer Midget
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Portales

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.