Kosch WHITEHEAD #21 N1901G
29 December 1986 · Stratford, Connecticut, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 29 December 1986 at about 16:10 local time, a Kosch WHITEHEAD #21 registered N1901G was involved in an accident near Stratford, Connecticut, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stratford, Connecticut, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Kosch WHITEHEAD #21
- Registration
- N1901G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87DNE01
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING TAXI TESTS ON AN ABANDONED TAXIWAY WHEN IT BECAME AIRBORNE. A PHOTOGRAPHER RUSHED OUT FROM A MARKED SAFETY AREA DIRECTLY IN THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVING A BROKEN ARM. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, LANDING SAFELY WITH THE PILOT NOT INJURED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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