UNK64X2539

NTSB accident investigation · Curtiss MR1 · Tucson, AZ · June 28, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 28, 1964
Place
Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N91258Curtiss MR1
Status
Completed · report August 25, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183642

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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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2-0442  64/6/28    TUCSON ARIZ         CURTISS MR1         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 3000
        TIME - 1815                    N91258              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N91258
Reported as
Curtiss MR1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage