- Date
- November 24, 1966
- Place
- Grapeland, TX · GRAPELAND, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N50630Taylorcraft DC0-65
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3797 66/11/24 GRAPELAND TEX TAYLORCRAFT DC0-65 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 78 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N50630 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN AG STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- PLT TOOKOFF WITH 10 KT TAIL WIND.TREE SHELTERED WINDSOCK INDICATED A LIGHT WIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50630
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DC0-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Martin Ag Strip