- Date
- July 5, 1968
- Place
- Rock Rapids, IA · ROCK RAPIDS, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1781Eaa Biplane P
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2260 68/7/5 ROCK RAPIDS,IOWA EAA BIPLANE P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 443 TIME - 1545 N1781 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK RAPIDS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LOW,SLOW FLT TO OBSERVE PAINTING OF HANGAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1781
- Reported as
- Eaa Biplane P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rock Rapids
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