- Date
- August 23, 1964
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE , CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8678EN American F-51D
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0884 64/8/23 NR.TORRANCE CALIF N AMERICAN F-51D CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1000 TIME - 1341 N8678E PX- 1 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN A TORRANCE RESIDENTIAL AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8678E
- Reported as
- N American F-51D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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