Sprotaire 002 N3113G
16 August 1971 · Torrance, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 August 1971 at about 17:45 local time, a Sprotaire 002 registered N3113G was involved in an accident during static near Torrance, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Torrance, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Torrance
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sprotaire 002
- Registration
- N3113G
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1450
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
PAX 1ST PLANE RIDE JUMPED OFF WING INTO PROP.PLTIN COCKPIT WAITING FOR NEXT PAX.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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