- Date
- December 24, 1971
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N52423Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164881
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4413 71/12/24 MOBILE,ALA TAYLORCRAFT DCO-65 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1306 TIME - 1445 N52423 PX- 0 0 1 SEARCH AND RESCUE TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKLEY FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SEARCH MISSION,PASS TO CK UNIDENT OBJ.DRG L CLBG TURN WING HIT END OF BOAT HOIST EXTDG OVR WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52423
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft DCO-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brookley Fld