- Date
- April 30, 1972
- Place
- Lisbon, ND · LISBON, ND
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4676TWaco VKS-6
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165969
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2449 72/4/30 LISBON,N DAK WACO VKS-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 214 TIME - 1000 N4676T PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NESS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LISBON,N DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- PLT RAISED HEAVILY LOADED ACFTS TAIL WHEEL BEFORE HE HAD SUFFICIENT SPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4676T
- Reported as
- Waco VKS-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ness