- Date
- November 13, 1971
- Place
- St.Paul, MN · ST.PAUL, MN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34DKKnutson B8M
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163483
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2078 71/11/13 ST.PAUL,MINN KNUTSON B8M CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 2013 TIME - 1055 N34DK PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE ELMO,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP TURN. 13 HRS IN TYPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34DK
- Reported as
- Knutson B8M
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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