NYC67A0009

NTSB accident investigation · Waco 10 · Caldwel, NJ · July 9, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 9, 1966
Place
Caldwel, NJ · CALDWEL, NJ
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N904HWaco 10
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171124

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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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2-0594   66/7/9    CALDWEL NJ          WACO 10             CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1900                    N904H               PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  44, 12000 TOTAL HOURS, 65
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N904H
Reported as
Waco 10
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Caldwell-Wright

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.