- Date
- May 22, 1973
- Place
- Archdale, NC · ARCHDALE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2418Berg-Aero 19181A
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730522012319A
- Case key
- 190501
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1279 73/5/22 ARCHDALE,NC BERG-AERO 19181A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1200 N2418 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 48, 4064 TOTAL HOURS, 1 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MENDENHALL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCHDALE,NC WARRENTON,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: CROP TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- NARROW RUNWAY BORDERED BY WHEAT CROPS.ACFT HIT WHEAT CAUSING L GND LOOP.R GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2418
- Reported as
- Berg-Aero 19181A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mendenhall
N2418Registration cancelled Jan 2, 2018 · Berg-Aero 1918-1AAirframe modelBerg-Aero 1918-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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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.