LAX80FA137

NTSB accident investigation · Dehavilland DH82A · Oak View, CA · August 31, 1980

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 31, 1980
Place
Oak View, CA · OAK VIEW, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N87677Dehavilland DH82A
Status
Completed · report October 18, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127521

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3779  80/8/31  NR.OAK VIEW,CA        DEHAVILLAND DH82A   CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 150
        TIME - 1700                    N87677              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          OXNARD,CA                   LOCAL                        SANTA PAULA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N87677
Reported as
Dehavilland DH82A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.