- Date
- July 18, 1981
- Place
- Gaston, OR · GASTON, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N74BJMinicoupe Johnsn
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810718042019A
- Case key
- 123970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2675 81/7/18 GASTON,OR MINICOUPE JOHNSN CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 487 TIME - 2015 N74BJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUBBARD,OR LAURELWOOD,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- CRASHED AFTER LOW PASS OVR ACFT OWNER'S HOME.EQUIPPED W VW ENG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74BJ
- Reported as
- Minicoupe Johnsn
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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