- Date
- September 24, 1972
- Place
- Sacramento, CA · SACRAMENTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N275XCanadair Mark 5
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1973
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79558
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1191 72/9/24 SACRAMENTO,CALIF CANADAIR MARK 5 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1524 N275X PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING 37, 2500 TOTAL HOURS, 8 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 22 7 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EXECUTIVE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SACRAMENTO,CALIF OAKLAND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- OVERROTATION OF ACFT DUE INADEQUATE PLT PROFICIENCY & MISLEADING VISUAL CUES.HIT ICE CREAM PARLOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N275X
- Reported as
- Canadair Mark 5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Executive
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