- Date
- October 2, 1980
- Place
- Trout Lake, WA · TROUT LAKE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N249KYWalker Mini
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801002048449A
- Case key
- 129014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3019 80/10/2 TROUT LAKE,WA WALKER MINI CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 133 TIME - 1845 N249KY PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GASTON,OR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- PLT WAS AIRDROPPING MAIL TO CHURCH CAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N249KY
- Reported as
- Walker Mini
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N249KYRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Walker Bob MINI COUPEAirframe modelWalker Bob MINI COUPEEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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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.