MIA66F0326

NTSB accident investigation · Univ Acft D-16A · Gainestown, AL · November 8, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 8, 1965
Place
Gainestown, AL · GAINESTOWN, AL
Injuries
1 serious, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N703TUniv Acft D-16A
Status
Completed · report January 3, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174883

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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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2-0841   65/11/8   GAINESTOWN,ALA      UNIV ACFT D-16A     CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 2860
        TIME - 1650                    N703T               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-2 ENGINES
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N703T
Reported as
Univ Acft D-16A
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.