- Date
- August 21, 1966
- Place
- Bellingham, WA · BELLINGHAM, WA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58737Fairchild M-62C
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0739 66/8/21 BELLINGHAM WASH FAIRCHILD M-62C CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 351 TIME - 1518 N58737 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZA ISLAND TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58737
- Reported as
- Fairchild M-62C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eliza Island
N58737Registration cancelled Sep 25, 1971 · Fairchild Funk M-62CF-23BAirframe modelFairchild Funk M-62CF-23B
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