# NTSB LAX68A0026: Timm N2T-1, N56517, Shafter, CA, August 28, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1967
- Place: Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Location: 35.5005° N, 119.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shafter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5005&lon=-119.2718&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1063  67/8/28    SHAFTER,CALIF       TIMM N2T-1          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 795
        TIME - 1630                    N56517              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- ENTIRE ACFT DISINTEGRATED.POOR AIRWORTHY COND.PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 104 MG PCT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56517](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56517-1967-11-30), registration cancelled 1967-11-30, S/N 277, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TIMM N2T-1
- Registry model: [Timm N2T-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/timm-n2t-1) (registry code 8980202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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