- Date
- December 28, 1968
- Place
- Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N266RMonocoupe 90AF
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191884
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4513 68/12/28 ASHEVILLE,NC MONOCOUPE 90AF CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N266R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 435 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 18 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 45 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- RT X-WIND 20K GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N266R
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 90AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asheville Airpark
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