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NTSB accident investigation · Callair A5 · Winthrop, WA · May 20, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 20, 1964
Place
Winthrop, WA · WINTHROP, WA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9960CCallair A5
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184935

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0269  64/5/20    WINTHROP WASH       CALLAIR A5          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 875
        TIME - 1600                    N9960C              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- RISING TERRAIN EXCEEDED ACFT CLIMB CAPABILITY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9960C
Reported as
Callair A5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.