- Date
- July 17, 1970
- Place
- Butler, PA · BUTLER, PA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6501VAero Comdr 680-FL
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1221 70/7/17 BUTLER,PA AERO COMDR 680-FL CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1900 N6501V PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 2532 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 208 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTLER-GRAHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BUTLER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OBS SAW ACFT STALL FROM STEEP LOW ALT TURN. PLT BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL 158 MG PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6501V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 680-FL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Butler-Graham
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