- Date
- August 13, 1966
- Place
- Amarillo, TX · AMARILLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7826CGrumman F8F
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0689 66/8/13 AMARILLO TEX GRUMMAN F8F CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1430 N7826C PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 52, 7657 TOTAL HOURS, 46 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AMARILLO AFB MUN. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- IMPROPERLY EXECUTED LOW ALTITUDE ACROBATIC MANEUVER. INSUFFICIENT ALT. FOR PROPER SPIN RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7826C
- Reported as
- Grumman F8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Amarillo Afb Mun.
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