- Date
- August 21, 1976
- Place
- Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N38228N. American TF-51D
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760821027129A
- Case key
- 155482
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2416 76/8/21 BIG SPRING,TX N. AMERICAN TF-51D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 3268 TIME - 1220 N38228 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EDWARDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG SPRING,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38228
- Reported as
- N. American TF-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Edwards
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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.