- Date
- January 26, 1964
- Place
- Taft, CA · TAFT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56181No American AT6A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0253 64/1/26 TAFT CALIF NO AMERICAN AT6A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 142 TIME - 1200 N56181 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56181
- Reported as
- No American AT6A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N56181Registration cancelled Jun 26, 1970 · North American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6AAirframe modelNorth American/Victoria MNT LT AT-6A
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