- Date
- August 22, 1976
- Place
- Cibolo, TX · CIBOLO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1940HBucker BU-133
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760822025479A
- Case key
- 154930
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2099 76/8/22 CIBOLO,TX BUCKER BU-133 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 58, 1736 TIME - 1606 N1940H PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 310 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CIBOLO,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 93 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DENSITY ALT 3000FT. LATE SPIN RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1940H
- Reported as
- Bucker BU-133
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1940HRegistration cancelled Sep 28, 2024 · Bucker BU-133Airframe modelBucker BU-133Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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Other investigations on N1940H · 1
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