- Date
- September 12, 1973
- Place
- Hiddenite, NC · HIDDENITE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9473HFairchild M-62C
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730912027909A
- Case key
- 188710
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2527 73/9/12 NR.HIDDENITE,NC FAIRCHILD M-62C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 310 TIME - 1715 N9473H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STATESVILLE,NC BURNSVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ACFT MUSHED INTO THE GND DURING WINGOVER.DAMAGEDPROP,BECAME AIRBORNE UN CONT FLT LNDD IN TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9473H
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.