- Date
- September 1, 1969
- Place
- Euless, TX · EULESS, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180463
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2410 69/9/1 EULESS,TEX N.AMERICAN SNJ CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1305 N6628C PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 31, 6982 TOTAL HOURS, 50 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER S.WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EULESS,TEX EULESS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2410 69/9/1 EULESS,TEX N.AMERICAN SNJ-5 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1305 N3261G PX- 0 0 1 AIR SHOW/RACING 29, 2980 TOTAL HOURS, 150 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER S.WEST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EULESS,TEX EULESS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- PLT STARTED T/O ROLL AFTER LEADER OF OTHER ELEMENT OF FORMATION TOOK OFF W/O CLNC FROM THE TOWER.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N3261G
- Reported as
- N.American SNJ-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater S.West
N3261GRegistered now · North American SNJ-5Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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.
- Registration
- N6628C
- Reported as
- N.American SNJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater S.West
N6628CRegistration cancelled Sep 1, 2023 · North American SNJ-5Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-5Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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.