- Date
- September 1, 1974
- Place
- Waynesville, NC · WAYNESVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5118NBoeing A75L3
- Status
- Completed · report September 18, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740901028849A
- Case key
- 137273
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3018 74/9/1 WAYNESVILLE,NC BOEING A75L3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1000 TIME - 1910 N5118N PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JONATHAN CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAYNESVILLE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- DEMONSTRATING ACROBATICS INCLUDING INTENTIONAL SPINS.FAILED TO COMPLETE RECOVERY PRIOR TO IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5118N
- Reported as
- Boeing A75L3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jonathan Creek
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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.