- Date
- May 26, 1971
- Place
- Wink, TX · WINK, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12428Waco QCF-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1727 71/5/26 WINK,TEX WACO QCF-2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 737 TIME - 0725 N12428 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINKLER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL PASO,TEX WINK,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12428
- Reported as
- Waco QCF-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Winkler County
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Other investigations on N12428 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB FTW96FA234Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportBartlesville, OKThe failure of each pilot-in-command to maintain visual lookout. Factors were: the lack of each pilot-in-command obtaining/maintaining communication with the control tower, and inadequate lookout by each pilot-rated passenger, the inadequate…NTSB LAX89LA166Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHollbrook, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane due to gusting wind conditions. The pilot did not adequately correct the situation before the airplane traveled into soft terrain.