- Date
- July 12, 1969
- Place
- Midland, VA · MIDLAND, VA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N869FUN.American AT-6
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2455 69/7/12 MIDLAND,VA N.AMERICAN AT-6 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1020 N869FU PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 46, 13400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDLAND,VA MIDLAND,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRACTISING FOR AIR SHOW. BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 0.11 PCT. PLT HAD LITTLE RECENT AEROBATIC AT-6 TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N869FU
- Reported as
- N.American AT-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Warrenton
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