MIA75FKQ29

NTSB accident investigation · Corbin ACE-D · Columbia, MS · April 26, 1975

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 26, 1975
Place
Columbia, MS · COLUMBIA, MS
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N4295Corbin ACE-D
Status
Completed · report June 3, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750426009409A
Case key
148460

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1018  75/4/26    COLUMBIA,MS         CORBIN ACE-D        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 325
        TIME - 1459                    N4295               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLUMBIA,MS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSVD AT LOW ALT FOR SOME TIME.LAST FLT AT HALF HEIGHT OF NEARBY WATER TOWER.

Aircraft

Registration
N4295
Reported as
Corbin ACE-D
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.