FTW66A0085

NTSB accident investigation · Emigh Acft A-2 · Freer, TX · April 2, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 2, 1966
Place
Freer, TX · FREER, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N8332HEmigh Acft A-2
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172968

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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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2-0149   66/4/2    FREER TEXAS         EMIGH ACFT A-2      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1030                    N8332H              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREER MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- INADVERTENT SPIN DURING STALL PRACTICE.

Aircraft

Registration
N8332H
Reported as
Emigh Acft A-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Freer Municipal

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.