- Date
- July 12, 1971
- Place
- Sibley, IA · SIBLEY, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7752Fournier RF4D
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162410
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2658 71/7/12 SIBLEY,IOWA FOURNIER RF4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1296 TIME - 1630 N7752 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIBLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIBLEY,IOWA MILFORD,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- FAILED TO LOCK COCKPIT CANOPY.BLEW OPEN AFTER TKOF DISRUPTED AIRFLOW.ACFT UNCTLBL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7752
- Reported as
- Fournier RF4D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sibley
N7752Registration cancelled Apr 23, 1991 · Sportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.DAirframe modelSportavia-Putzer FOURNIER R.F.4.D
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Other investigations on N7752 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.