- Date
- May 23, 1969
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5140Navion B
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177802
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1478 69/5/23 BISHOP,CALIF NAVION B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 350 TIME - 1615 N5140 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- BUCKLED L WG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5140
- Reported as
- Navion B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
N5140Registered now · North American NAVIONAirframe modelNorth American NAVIONEngine modelContinental E225 series
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