Lowers R-1 N66AN
3 June 1972 · Sterling, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 June 1972 at about 14:40 local time, a Lowers R-1 registered N66AN, operated by Anare Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near Sterling, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sterling, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dulles Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Lowers R-1
- Registration
- N66AN
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anare Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Dulles Intl Arpt, Va → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0012
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
2ND LAP NR 3 PYLON TURN.LAST OBSVD OTR ACFT ABT 30-45 DEG TO REAR.R WING N7017 HIT L WING N66AN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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