- Date
- July 5, 1966
- Place
- Banner Elk, NC · BANNER ELK, NC
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3777CFairchild 24W
- Status
- Completed · report May 19, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171154
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0939 66/7/5 BANNER ELK NC FAIRCHILD 24W CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 600 TIME - 1750 N3777C PX- 3 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT OBSERVED FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE UP VALLEY TOWARD RISING TERRAIN,PRIOR TO CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3777C
- Reported as
- Fairchild 24W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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