- Date
- June 8, 1975
- Place
- Edgartown, MA · EDGARTOWN, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N76AFN.American F-51D
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750608014939A
- Case key
- 148996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1187 75/6/8 EDGARTOWN,MA N.AMERICAN F-51D CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1250 N76AF PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 43, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, 5 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KATAMA AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGARTOWN,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BFR FLT PLT BRFD NO NEG G & COOL VERT MNVRS.PLT FLEW ACRBTS W 2000 FT OVRCST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76AF
- Reported as
- N.American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Katama Airpark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.