- Date
- May 7, 1968
- Place
- Sunnymead, CA · SUNNYMEAD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3859Stephen Akro
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1208 68/5/7 SUNNYMEAD,CALIF STEPHEN AKRO CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 43, 745 TIME - 1740 N3859 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 118 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARCH AFBASE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT DISHED OUT OF LOW ALT SLOW ROLL WHILE PRACTISING FOR AIR SHOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3859
- Reported as
- Stephen Akro
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- March Afbase
N3859Registration cancelled Jan 4, 1971 · Stephens Akro STANDARDAirframe modelStephens Akro STANDARD
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