Delta KITE NONE
29 May 1972 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 29 May 1972 at about 14:10 local time, a Delta KITE registered NONE was involved in an incident during the takeoff phase of flight near Washington, District of Columbia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Int.
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Delta KITE
- Registration
- NONE
- Category
- Other
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 5-0001
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
DRIVER DIDNT SLO ON KITE PILOT SGL.KITE ANGLE OFATTACK NOT REDUCED, TOW NOT RELEASED PRIOR FAILURE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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