MKC68F0081

NTSB accident investigation · Buluey Sport · Hutchinson, KS · July 23, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 23, 1967
Place
Hutchinson, KS · HUTCHINSON, KS
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6376VBuluey Sport
Status
Completed · report October 19, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
115858

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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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2-0571  67/7/23    HUTCHINSON,KANS     BULUEY SPORT        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 1265
        TIME - 1430                    N6376V              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRICKLER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N6376V
Reported as
Buluey Sport
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Strickler

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.