MIA66A0075

NTSB accident investigation · Univ Acft GC-1B · Greenville, SC · December 31, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
December 31, 1965
Place
Greenville, SC · GREENVILLE, SC
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2381BUniv Acft GC-1B
Status
Completed · report March 17, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174928

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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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2-0909  65/12/31   GREENVILLE SC       UNIV ACFT GC-1B     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 592
        TIME - 1230                    N2381B              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 467 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DONALDSON CENTER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PASSENGER WAS A RATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH A CLASS-2 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE DATED 08/01/63.

Aircraft

Registration
N2381B
Reported as
Univ Acft GC-1B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Donaldson Center

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