Sorrel SNS-2 N55959
23 December 1980 · Columbus Grove, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 23 December 1980 at about 09:15 local time, a Sorrel SNS-2 registered N55959 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Columbus Grove, Ohio, 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 09:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus Grove, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sorrel SNS-2
- Registration
- N55959
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3450
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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