- Date
- August 6, 1972
- Place
- Tracy, CA · TRACY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3218Eaa Biplane Reeser
- Status
- Completed · report January 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1158 72/8/6 TRACY,CALIF EAA BIPLANE REESER CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 290 TIME - 0708 N3218 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TRACY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRACY,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SWERVED L OFF RWY. HIT TREE ABOUT 2000 FT AWAY. PLT HAD NO TIME IN LAST SIX MOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3218
- Reported as
- Eaa Biplane Reeser
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Tracy
N3218Registration cancelled Jun 26, 1973 · Amateur Built EAA BIPLANEAirframe modelAmateur Built EAA BIPLANE
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