DEN72AD046

NTSB accident investigation · Harvard Markiv · Chandler, AZ · April 8, 1972

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 8, 1972
Place
Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N626NHarvard Markiv
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165760

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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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3-0665   72/4/8    CHANDLER,ARIZ       HARVARD MARKIV      CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 600
        TIME - 1241                    N626N               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GOODYEAR AUX 6
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MESA,ARIZ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- LOST CTL IN LOW ALT ROLL AND SPUN IN.

Aircraft

Registration
N626N
Reported as
Harvard Markiv
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Goodyear Aux 6

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.