- Date
- September 23, 1977
- Place
- Westhampton, NY · WESTHAMPTON, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4030BMahler-Wbr PJ-260
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770923037799A
- Case key
- 144268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4284 77/9/23 WESTHAMPTON,NY MAHLER-WBR PJ-260 CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 3630 TIME - 1211 N4030B PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WESTHAMPTON,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- R STABILIZER BRACE STRUT BROKE. PILOT REMOVED L STRUT. ACROBATICS CONTINUED.AIRCRAFT TAIL FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4030B
- Reported as
- Mahler-Wbr PJ-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Suffolk County
N4030BRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 1978 · Mahler - Weber PJ - 260Airframe modelMahler - Weber PJ - 260
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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.