- Date
- May 8, 1972
- Place
- Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68844Gen Dynamic L-13A
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1648 72/5/8 LODI,CALIF GEN DYNAMIC L-13A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 26, 245 TIME - 1329 N68844 PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LINDS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODI,CALIF UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68844
- Reported as
- Gen Dynamic L-13A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Linds
N68844Registration cancelled Jun 27, 1973 · Consolidated Vultee L-13AAirframe modelConsolidated Vultee L-13A
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