FTW69D0506

NTSB accident investigation · Little Toot A-1 · Georgetown, TX · May 18, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 18, 1969
Place
Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N187NLittle Toot A-1
Status
Completed · report June 27, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182538

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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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3-1184  69/5/18    GEORGETOWN,TEX      LITTLE TOOT A-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1075
        TIME - 1500                    N187N               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAKER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- WG CAUGHT TALL GRASS ON SIDE OF STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N187N
Reported as
Little Toot A-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Baker

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.