- Date
- May 29, 1972
- Place
- Washington, DC · WASHINGTON, DC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- NONEDelta Kite
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 118091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0001 72/5/29 WASHINGTON,DC DELTA KITE CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1410 NONE PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 26, 4000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - DULLES INT. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- DRIVER DIDNT SLO ON KITE PILOT SGL.KITE ANGLE OF ATTACK NOT REDUCED,TOW NOT RELEASED PRIOR FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- NONE
- Reported as
- Delta Kite
- Category
- Unknown, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dulles Int.