FTW67A0013

NTSB accident investigation · N.American SNJ-5 · Waxahachie, TX · July 18, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 18, 1966
Place
Waxahachie, TX · WAXAHACHIE, TX
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7991CN.American SNJ-5
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122370

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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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2-0623  66/7/18    WAXAHACHIE TEX      N.AMERICAN SNJ-5    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 5000
        TIME - 2000                    N7991C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O BREIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N7991C
Reported as
N.American SNJ-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
O Brein

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.