- Date
- June 5, 1971
- Place
- No.Kingstown, RI · NO.KINGSTOWN, RI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7700CGrumman F8F-2
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1648 71/6/5 NO.KINGSTOWN,RI GRUMMAN F8F-2 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7700 TIME - 1613 N7700C PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUONSET POINT NAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NO.KINGSTOWN,RI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: RIBS,STRINGER,CAP STRIPS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- A/S APRX 350K.WNGMN RPRTD HVY BUFTNG,NEG 1-1/2,POS 6-1/2 G.UPPER CAP STRIP FATIGUED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7700C
- Reported as
- Grumman F8F-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Quonset Point Nas
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