- Date
- February 15, 1975
- Place
- Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N266RMonocoupe 90AF
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750215003439A
- Case key
- 147408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0240 75/2/15 ASHEVILLE,NC MONOCOUPE 90AF CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1455 N266R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 1028 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASHEVILLE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: WINDSHIELDS,WINDOWS,CANOPIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION REMARKS- CRACK IN WINDSHIELD STOP DRILLED.AFTR COMPLETING LOOP ACFT NOSE OVR INTO NEAR VERT DIVE,FULL PWR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N266R
- Reported as
- Monocoupe 90AF
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N266R · 1
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