- Date
- October 4, 1978
- Place
- Keystone, FL · KEYSTONE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N69KWAmateur Weeks
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781004032749A
- Case key
- 139023
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3149 78/10/4 KEYSTONE,FL AMATEUR WEEKS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 1200 TIME - 1030 N69KW PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEYSTONE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- L WING LEADING EDGE CAVED IN ON HIGH-G PULLOUT.LANDED OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N69KW
- Reported as
- Amateur Weeks
- 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.