- Date
- April 20, 1967
- Place
- Willcox, AZ · WILLCOX, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N86653Helton Lark 95
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 117865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0559 67/4/20 WILLCOX,ARIZ HELTON LARK 95 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 61 TOTAL TIME - 0910 N86653 PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COCHISE COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- ACFT OVERGROSSED BUT CG WAS WITHIN LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86653
- Reported as
- Helton Lark 95
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cochise County
N86653Registration cancelled Oct 28, 2023 · Lark 95Airframe modelLark 95Engine modelContinental C90 series
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