LAX68A0095

NTSB accident investigation · Waco UIC · S.Luis Obispo, CA · April 27, 1968

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 27, 1968
Place
S.Luis Obispo, CA · S.LUIS OBISPO, CA
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N13066Waco UIC
Status
Completed · report May 13, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111126

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0750  68/4/27    S.LUIS OBISPO,CAL   WACO UIC            CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 39, 287
        TIME - 1314                    N13066              PX-  3  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAL.POLY STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED ABNORMALLY STEEP CLIMB AFTER TOUCH AND GO LNDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N13066
Reported as
Waco UIC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Cal.Poly Strip

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.