- Date
- December 6, 1980
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N10KTKnight Twst 01
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801206076429A
- Case key
- 127916
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3320 80/12/6 WINTER HAVEN,FL KNIGHT TWST 01 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 2425 TIME - 1445 N10KT PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- NOSED DWN AFTR LIFT-OFF FRM POSSIBLE HI-SPEED TAXI TEST.BUILDER/PLT REPORTED VERY SENSITIVE PITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10KT
- Reported as
- Knight Twst 01
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Gilbert
N10KTRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Whiting-Laux KNIGHT TWISTERAirframe modelWhiting-Laux KNIGHT TWISTEREngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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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.