- Date
- May 4, 1971
- Place
- Destin, FL · DESTIN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N822WWing D-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161201
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0287 71/5/4 DESTIN,FLA WING D-1 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 6310 TIME - 1548 N822W PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT WALTON BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESTIN,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT 1ST FLT IN EXPERIMENTAL TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N822W
- Reported as
- Wing D-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ft Walton Beach
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