- Date
- January 24, 1976
- Place
- Stanton, TX · STANTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57994Davis DA-5
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760124001989A
- Case key
- 152343
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0200 76/1/24 STANTON,TX DAVIS DA-5 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 2239 TIME - 1220 N57994 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROADRUNNER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STANTON,TX MIDLAND,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LAST 600 FT RUNWAY UNUSABLE,WHEEL RUTS. HAD TO FLY UNDER PWR LINES,UN CLR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57994
- Reported as
- Davis DA-5
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Roadrunner
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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.