MIA66A0039

NTSB accident investigation · Mong Sport BR SPL · Summerville, SC · October 10, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 10, 1965
Place
Summerville, SC · SUMMERVILLE, SC
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N47LMong Sport BR SPL
Status
Completed · report March 10, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175907

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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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2-1104  65/10/10   SUMMERVILLE SC      MONG SPORT BR SPL   CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 711
        TIME - 1200                    N47L                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMERVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N47L
Reported as
Mong Sport BR SPL
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Summerville

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.