- Date
- May 24, 1970
- Place
- Davidsonville, MD · DAVIDSONVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3948AChampion L-16
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2205 70/5/24 NR.DAVIDSONVILLE,MD CHAMPION L-16 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6500 TIME - 1500 N3948A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MITCHELLVILLE,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PWR APPLIED APRXLY 20FT ABOVE GND DRG SIMULATED FORCED LDG.SHARP TURN TO AVOID WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3948A
- Reported as
- Champion L-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lee
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