- Date
- June 22, 1970
- Place
- Daggett, CA · DAGGETT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N31963Aeronca 65-LB
- Status
- Completed · report August 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4615 70/6/22 DAGGETT,CALIF AERONCA 65-LB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 600 TIME - 1430 N31963 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BARSTOW-DAGGETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHONENIX,ARIZ DAGGETT,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NO RADIO IN ACFT,LNDD W QTRG TLWD GUSTING TO 21K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31963
- Reported as
- Aeronca 65-LB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Barstow-Daggett
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