- Date
- May 4, 1972
- Place
- Franklin, CA · FRANKLIN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1367NStits PB 2A
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1907 72/5/4 FRANKLIN,CALIF STITS PB 2A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N1367N PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 34, 4300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANKLIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANKLIN,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING TAIL WIND 203-247 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 225 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF RWY INTO TALL WEEDS. GEAR FAILED ACFT NOSED OVER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1367N
- Reported as
- Stits PB 2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Franklin
N1367NRegistration cancelled May 21, 2014 · Stits Playboy 2AAirframe modelStits Playboy 2AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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