- Date
- July 21, 1979
- Place
- Versailles, KY · VERSAILLES, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3716FGreat Lakes 2T-1A
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790721024639A
- Case key
- 134266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2958 79/7/21 VERSAILLES,KY GREAT LAKES 2T-1A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200 TIME - 1730 N3716F 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 - BLUE GRASS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3716F
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Blue Grass Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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