- Date
- December 11, 1971
- Place
- Winder, GA · WINDER, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2011Fly Baby Swords
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164490
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3321 71/12/11 WINDER,GA FLY BABY SWORDS CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1530 N2011 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 44, 1894 TOTAL HOURS, 1 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINDER-BARROW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINDER,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: BRACING WIRES,STRUTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WG AND SUPPORT WIRES FAILED.CABLE EYES SPLICED IMPROPERLY.PLT WAS ADVISED NOT TO FLY ACROBATICS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2011
- Reported as
- Fly Baby Swords
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Winder-Barrow
N2011Registration cancelled Apr 27, 1972 · Goodier BOWERS FLY BABYAirframe modelGoodier BOWERS FLY BABY
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