- Date
- October 13, 1968
- Place
- Coram, NY · CORAM, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N343YFly Baby 1A
- Status
- Completed · report December 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107959
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3716 68/10/13 CORAM,NY FLY BABY 1A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 220 TIME - 1230 N343Y PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FIRST FLT IN ACFT. PLTS FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL, HIT N4615M, SUBS DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N343Y
- Reported as
- Fly Baby 1A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Davis
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