# NTSB FTW72FQD24: Hueberger Ddlbug, N113M, El Paso, TX, February 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 17, 1972
- Place: El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Location: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7587&lon=-106.4869&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165003
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72FQD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FQD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1067  72/2/17    EL PASO,TEX         HUEBERGER DDLBUG    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3350
        TIME - 1630                    N113M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EL PASO INTL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EL PASO,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- DOODLEBUG. ABT 30MIN IN THIS ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113M), registered now, S/N A-1, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUEBERGER DDLBUG
- Registry model: [Home Built DOODLE BUG](https://openairdocs.org/model/home-built-doodle-bug) (registry code 05601NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: El Paso Intl

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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