Tex Bullet 205 N78848
24 July 1976 · Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 24 July 1976 at about 13:49 local time, a Tex Bullet 205 registered N78848 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fredricksburg, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Shannon
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Tex Bullet 205
- Registration
- N78848
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2030
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT ABT 40LB OVR MAX GWT.PLT IN COMMAND NOT DETERMINED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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