Buecker 133 N15696
17 October 1971 · Greenville, North Carolina, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 17 October 1971 at about 14:14 local time, a Buecker 133 registered N15696 was involved in an accident during in flight near Greenville, North Carolina, 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 14:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pitt-Greenville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Buecker 133
- Registration
- N15696
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1969
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
OBS SAW ACFT MAKE R INVERTED TURN AFTER LOW PASS.THEN SNAP UPRIGHT IN L TURN.HIT TREE.NO FUEL ABD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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