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Crusenberry WINDWAGON N5223C

26 December 1987 · Lantana, Florida, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 26 December 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Crusenberry WINDWAGON registered N5223C, operated by Crusenberry, William B., was involved in an accident near Lantana, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Lantana, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Palm Beach County Park (LNA)
Coordinates
26.5802, -80.0700
Aircraft
Crusenberry WINDWAGON
Registration
N5223C
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Crusenberry, William B.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA88LA076

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 1 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

WHILE ON A HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST THE ACFT INADVERTENTLY BECAME AIRBORNE. WHILE LOOKING OUT THE RT SIDE OF THE ACFT THE PLT ROLLED IT INTO A RT BANK. HE THEN LEVELED THE WINGS AFTER WHICH THE ACFT STALLED, TOUCHED DOWN AND SEPARATED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN DUG INTO THE GROUND & THE ACFT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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