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Stephen AKRO N3859

7 May 1968 · Sunnymead, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 7 May 1968 at about 17:40 local time, a Stephen AKRO registered N3859 was involved in an accident during in flight near Sunnymead, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Sunnymead, California, United States
Nearest airport
March Afbase
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Stephen AKRO
Registration
N3859
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Air Show/Air Racing
Phase of flight
In Flight
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1208

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 0 0

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT DISHED OUT OF LOW ALT SLOW ROLL WHILE PRACTISING FOR AIR SHOW.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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