- Date
- October 9, 1976
- Place
- Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N16CWMurphys MM-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761009031829A
- Case key
- 156009
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2954 76/10/9 CHINO,CA MURPHYS MM-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 50, 208 TIME - 1500 N16CW PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHINO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL AC WITH VW ENGINE.AC UNDER POWERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16CW
- Reported as
- Murphys MM-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chino
N16CWRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Murphy'S Mouse MM-1Airframe modelMurphy'S Mouse MM-1Engine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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