- Date
- December 29, 1979
- Place
- Durham, NC · DURHAM, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1BLBaby GRT LK 1
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791229035249A
- Case key
- 132111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3474 79/12/29 DURHAM,NC BABY GRT LK 1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 330 TIME - 1425 N1BL PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DURHAM SKYPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISBURG,NC DURHAM,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PIC'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF COCKPIT STRUCTURAL MEMBER ONTO L RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING FULL DEFLECTION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1BL
- Reported as
- Baby GRT LK 1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Durham Skypark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.