- Date
- April 28, 1966
- Place
- St.Petersburg, FL · ST.PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N84GGoodyear Racer
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0374 66/4/28 ST.PETERSBURG FLA GOODYEAR RACER CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1585 TIME - 1102 N84G PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PETERSBRG INTL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PIN ATTACHING CONTROL PUSH-PULL ROD TO ELEVATOR HORN LOST DURING FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84G
- Reported as
- Goodyear Racer
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- St.Petersbrg Intl
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