- Date
- September 24, 1971
- Place
- Belle Vernon, PA · BELLE VERNON, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5186Gibson VPI
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1946 71/9/24 BELLE VERNON,PA GIBSON VPI CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1000 TIME - 1605 N5186 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSTRAVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERNON,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FIRST TEST FLT. OIL TEMP GAUGE READ HIGH. PLT REDUCED PWR,DIVERTED ATTENTION TO OIL TEMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5186
- Reported as
- Gibson VPI
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rostraver
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