- Date
- July 11, 1970
- Place
- Selma, AL · SELMA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N99GKnight KT90F
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116007
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0980 70/7/11 SELMA,ALA KNIGHT KT90F CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1625 N99G PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 28, 4185 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEL FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP DOTHAN,ALA MEMPHIS,TENN SELMA,ALA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- ONE BLADE BROKEN OFF,NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99G
- Reported as
- Knight KT90F
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sel Field
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