- Date
- May 15, 1966
- Place
- Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N19117Fairchild 24G
- Status
- Completed · report August 17, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0244 66/5/15 MEMPHIS TENN FAIRCHILD 24G CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1536 N19117 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 39, 608 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 63 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEMPHIS DOWNTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SKIN AND ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT WAS ATTEMTPING TISSUE STREAMER CUTTING AS PART OF AN AIRSHOW EXHIBITION
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19117
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Memphis Downtown
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