Woods Windy TOO N2550
1 July 1972 · Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1972 at about 10:30 local time, a Woods Windy TOO registered N2550 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Holly Springs, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shelba
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Woods Windy TOO
- Registration
- N2550
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1004
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
L PISTON FAILED DUE DETONATION. PLT DIDNT RECOVER FROM STEEP SLIP DURING LDG ATTEMPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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