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NTSB accident investigation · Airyplane PDQ · Lyons, KS · October 12, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 12, 1979
Place
Lyons, KS · LYONS, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1053EAiryplane PDQ
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791012032769A
Case key
133621

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3054  79/10/12   LYONS,KS            AIRYPLANE PDQ       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 180
        TIME - 1730                    N1053E              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LYONS MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LYONS,KS                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PLT STATED-1ST FLT IN OPEN COCKPIT ACFT,WAS CONFUSED & LACKED ATTITUDE REF OF PREV FLOWN ACFT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1053E
Reported as
Airyplane PDQ
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lyons Muni

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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