- Date
- October 2, 1977
- Place
- Bealton, VA · BEALTON, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19771002043152A19771002043151A
- Case key
- 145189
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2953 77/10/2 BEALTON,VA BOEING A75N1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2213 TIME - 1610 N56940 PX- 0 0 1 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEALTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. REMARKS- JOINING FLT AS SLOT ACFT FOR DIAMOND FORMATION INTO A MODIFIED FLEUR-DE-LIS.UNDERRAN LEAD ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2953 77/10/2 BEALTON,VA FAIRCHILD M62A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1610 N51874 PX- 0 0 1 AIR SHOW/RACING 41, 10600 TOTAL HOURS, 75 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CIRCUS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEALTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. REMARKS- LEAD AIRCRAFT IN A DIAMOND FORMATION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N51874
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Circus
N51874Registered now · Fairchild M-62AAirframe modelFairchild M-62AEngine modelFairchild 6-440 series
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.
- Registration
- N56940
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Circus
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.