- Date
- October 13, 1977
- Place
- Watsonville, CA · WATSONVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N51911Amsel-Robbi
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771013032689A
- Case key
- 201255
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3065 77/10/13 WATSONVILLE CA AMSEL-ROBBI CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1400 TIME - 1634 N51911 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WATSONVILLE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WATSONVILLE CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FIRST FLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51911
- Reported as
- Amsel-Robbi
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Watsonville Muni
N51911Registration cancelled Jan 27, 1978 · Amsel-Robbins SONERAIAirframe modelAmsel-Robbins SONERAI
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.