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FTW75DPD45

1975-06-15 · JUSTIN, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N24197

Make / Model
FLEET FLEET 16B
Year of manufacture
1941 · 34 years old at event
Engine
KINNER B5 SERIES (125 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560831
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A23769

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
FLEET 16B · N24197
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Takeoff — initial climb (C1)
Operator type
D
Airport
JUSTIN TIME
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
090° / 8 kt
Temp
95° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000303
Total time
400 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
DA (DA)
Total hours
7,800
Age
38

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

T LOOKING FOR OTR ACFT.STEEP PULL UP TO MISS WIRES

Investigator remarks

ANTIQUE BIPLANE BEING FLOWN FROM REAR COCKPIT.PL

Cause factors

  • 64/A/16 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 84/A/7 A
    MISCELLANEOUS EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/J/08 J
    PILOT IN COMMAND DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT Joint cause
  • 83/J/I J
    TERRAIN HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS Joint cause

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1427. Source file NTSB_1975_3_1427.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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