- Date
- January 28, 1973
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- NONEPhaneuf B8
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0655 73/1/28 ADELANTO,CALIF PHANEUF B8 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1332 NONE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING REMARKS- 34 PERCENT CARBON MONOXIDE IN BLOOD. CRASHED DURG SLOW,LOW ALT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Phaneuf B8
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- El Mirage