- Date
- February 11, 1970
- Place
- Homewood, CA · HOMEWOOD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6652KRepublic RC-3
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0865 70/2/11 HOMEWOOD,CALIF REPUBLIC RC-3 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N6652K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 64, 10000 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE TAHOE SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TRUCKEE,CALIF RETURN HOMEWOOD,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- FLT INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING GRND EFFECT. BOTH PLTS LOOKING AT A/S. STRUCK WATER,CONT TO DEST OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6652K
- Reported as
- Republic RC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Tahoe Spb
N6652KRegistered now · Downer REPUBLIC RC-3Airframe modelDowner REPUBLIC RC-3Engine modelFranklin 6A8 series
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