FTW69D0230

NTSB accident investigation · Boeing E75 · China, TX · September 1, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1968
Place
China, TX · CHINA, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N7788BBoeing E75
Status
Completed · report November 1, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108186

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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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3-3049   68/9/1    CHINA,TEX           BOEING E75          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 491
        TIME - 0900                    N7788B              PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WALLACE STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- TEST HOP TO CHECK RIGGING.

Aircraft

Registration
N7788B
Reported as
Boeing E75
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wallace Strip

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.