FTW67F0454

NTSB accident investigation · Morris KM-2 · Fort Worth, TX · February 12, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 12, 1967
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N73867Morris KM-2
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
118949

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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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3-0476  67/2/12    FORT WORTH,TEX      MORRIS KM-2         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1510                    N73867              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 45, 3300 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            133 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSSELL FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK A HEDGEROW.ORIGIN OF SMOKE UNDETERMINED

Aircraft

Registration
N73867
Reported as
Morris KM-2
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Russell Field

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.