- Date
- May 3, 1977
- Place
- Milford, NJ · MILFORD, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5940LGR Lakes 2T1A-2
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770503016559A
- Case key
- 158158
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1168 77/5/3 MILFORD,NJ GR LAKES 2T1A-2 CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1710 N5940L PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS AGE 43, 3329 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 8 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMULUS RIDGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP PITTSTOWNTNJ RETURN ALEXANDRIATNJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT APRX 100 LB OVR GW.ACFT OBSVD SHALLOW NOSE HI SHALLOW L TURN WITH HVY ELEV & L RUDDER USE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5940L
- Reported as
- GR Lakes 2T1A-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Cumulus Ridge
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.