FTW70FPA10

NTSB accident investigation · L T V Elect L-450F · Greenville, TX · March 23, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 23, 1970
Place
Greenville, TX · GREENVILLE, TX
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Uncontrolled descent
Aircraft
N2450FL T V Elect L-450F
Status
Completed · report December 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
134076

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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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3-1367  70/3/23  NR.GREENVILLE,TEX     L T V ELECT L-450F  CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1245                    N2450F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      AGE 45, 11648 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAJORS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREENVILLE,TEX               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- POWER ON STALL TEST,ENTERED SPIN UNABLE TO RECOVER.PILOT STRUCK BY ACFT DURING BAILOUT

Aircraft

Registration
N2450F
Reported as
L T V Elect L-450F
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Majors

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.