FTW69A0066

NTSB accident investigation · Taylorcraft L-2 · Van Buren, AR · March 29, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 29, 1969
Place
Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N53716Taylorcraft L-2
Status
Completed · report June 2, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191046

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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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3-0770  69/3/29    VAN BUREN,ARK       TAYLORCRAFT L-2     CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 216
        TIME - 1515                    N53716              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- CRASHED INTO ROOF OF HOUSE.ACFT,HOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Aircraft

Registration
N53716
Reported as
Taylorcraft L-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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.