UNK65X0248

NTSB accident investigation · Monocoupe 90A · Watkins, CO · October 11, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
October 11, 1964
Place
Watkins, CO · WATKINS, CO
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N18051Monocoupe 90A
Status
Completed · report February 17, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181806

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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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2-0844  64/10/11   WATKINS COLO        MONOCOUPE 90A       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 130
        TIME - 1515                    N18051              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 10/12/64

Aircraft

Registration
N18051
Reported as
Monocoupe 90A
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.