- Date
- August 13, 1977
- Place
- Rockland, ME · ROCKLAND, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N799HStearman C3-R
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770813024049A
- Case key
- 146296
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2291 77/8/13 ROCKLAND,ME STEARMAN C3-R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 319 TIME - 1410 N799H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KNOX COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKLAND,ME LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N799H
- Reported as
- Stearman C3-R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Knox County
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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.