- Date
- May 28, 1972
- Place
- Alabaster, AL · ALABASTER, AL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3650Starduster TOO
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166985
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2056 72/5/28 ALABASTER,ALA STARDUSTER TOO CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 10000 TIME - 1450 N3650 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALABASTER,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WOODED SWAMP.PLT LOST CONTROL AT INSUF ALT TO RECOVER DURG AUTHZD LOWLVL ACROBATICS IN AIRSHOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3650
- Reported as
- Starduster TOO
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shelby County