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NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland MK23 · Chavies, KY · September 29, 1976

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 29, 1976
Place
Chavies, KY · CHAVIES, KY
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N31105Dehavilland MK23
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155591

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3395  76/9/29    CHAVIES,KY          DEHAVILLAND MK23    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2380
        TIME - 1030                    N31105              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 48 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHAVIES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHAVIES,KY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- EXECUTING A SLIP TO A LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N31105
Reported as
Dehavilland MK23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Chavies

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.