- Date
- August 3, 1964
- Place
- Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N55921Fairchild M62C
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182575
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0492 64/8/3 MOJAVE CALIF FAIRCHILD M62C CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 54 TOTAL TIME - 0930 N55921 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOJAVE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55921
- Reported as
- Fairchild M62C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mojave
N55921Registration cancelled Sep 10, 1964 · Fairchild M-62C(PT-23A)Airframe modelFairchild M-62C(PT-23A)
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