- Date
- June 26, 1966
- Place
- Mooresville, NC · MOORESVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N173EWaco UPF7
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171388
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1542 66/6/26 MOORESVILLE NC WACO UPF7 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 55, 95 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N173E PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 75 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH SPEAKER PLATFORM
Aircraft
- Registration
- N173E
- Reported as
- Waco UPF7
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mooresville
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