- Date
- April 9, 1976
- Place
- Brighton, FL · BRIGHTON, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64ELockheed 18-56
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760409012509A
- Case key
- 153530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0866 76/4/9 BRIGHTON,FL LOCKHEED 18-56 CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0327 N64E PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED AGE 29, 2974 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 28 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRASS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BRIGHTON,FL UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FLD LENGTH 2500 FT, TOO SHORT FOR MAX GROSS WT TKOF. COLLIDED WITH TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64E
- Reported as
- Lockheed 18-56
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grass Field
N64ERegistration cancelled Jul 2, 1976 · Lockheed 18-56Airframe modelLockheed 18-56Engine modelWright 1820F56
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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.