DEN78FTM11

NTSB accident investigation · Turner T-40 · Ogden, UT · January 29, 1978

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 29, 1978
Place
Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N862HCTurner T-40
Status
Completed · report March 29, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780129002479A
Case key
143731

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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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3-0236  78/1/29  NR.OGDEN,UT           TURNER T-40         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 1200
        TIME - 1455                    N862HC              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         OGDEN,UT                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- PURPOSE OF FLT WAS TO DETERMINE STALL SPEEDS FOR THE AIRCRAFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N862HC
Reported as
Turner T-40
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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