- Date
- September 2, 1973
- Place
- San Leon, TX · SAN LEON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3477Zlin Z526
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730902031509A
- Case key
- 188591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2849 73/9/2 SAN LEON,TEX ZLIN Z526 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 1200 TIME - 1230 N3477 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LA PORTE,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT ENTRD HI SPEED SPINNING STALL,ALT EST 1200-1500FT IN PROCESS OF PULLING UP WHEN STRUCK WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3477
- Reported as
- Zlin Z526
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.