UNK65X1528

NTSB accident investigation · Republic F-47 · Vera Cruz, Mexico · August 27, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1965
Place
Vera Cruz, Mexico · VERA CRUZ, Mexico
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6147URepublic F-47
Status
Completed · report December 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175440

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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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6-0053  65/8/27    VERA CRUZ MEXICO    REPUBLIC F-47       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 5000
        TIME - 1350                    N6147U              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N6147U
Reported as
Republic F-47
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.