DIA68D0123

NTSB accident investigation · Sierradyne S-1 · Langley Afb, VA · November 24, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 24, 1967
Place
Langley Afb, VA · LANGLEY AFB, VA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N12KSierradyne S-1
Status
Completed · report January 18, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
112953

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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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3-4206  67/11/24   LANGLEY AFB,VA      SIERRADYNE S-1      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 3300
        TIME - 1617                    N12K                PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANGLEY AFB
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N12K
Reported as
Sierradyne S-1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Langley Afb

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.