- Date
- July 6, 1972
- Place
- Thief Rvr Fl, MN · THIEF RVR FL, MN
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7056CN.American SNJ-4
- Status
- Completed · report February 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166524
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1672 72/7/6 THIEF RVR FL,MINN N.AMERICAN SNJ-4 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 8020 TIME - 2045 N7056C PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THIEF RIVER FALLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THIEF RVR FL,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7056C
- Reported as
- N.American SNJ-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Thief River Falls
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