- Date
- September 19, 1964
- Place
- Northfield, VA · NORTHFIELD, VA
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N32487Culver LCA
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181748
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0714 64/9/19 NORTHFIELD VA CULVER LCA CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AGE 36, 3319 TOTAL HOURS, TIME - 1600 N32487 PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) REMARKS- AIRCRAFT AND ENGINE OPERATED 695 HOURS DURING PERIOD OF 1 YR 11 MOS SINCE LAST PERIODIC INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N32487
- Reported as
- Culver LCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Northfield
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