- Date
- May 21, 1972
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1494Starduster TOO
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0453 72/5/21 ADELANTO,CALIF STARDUSTER TOO CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 303 TIME - 0810 N1494 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- HAMMER-HEAD STALL AFTER BUZZING CAMP SITE ABOUT 20 FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1494
- Reported as
- Starduster TOO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- El Mirage
N1494Registration cancelled Jul 12, 1972 · Robinett-Want STARDUSTER TOOAirframe modelRobinett-Want STARDUSTER TOO
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