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Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES N120R

27 May 1984 · Middlefield, Ohio, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 27 May 1984 at about 17:00 local time, a Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES registered N120R, operated by Robert A. Istenes, was involved in an accident near Middlefield, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 17:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Middlefield, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Geauga County (7G8)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Istenes OLDFIELD BABY LAKES
Registration
N120R
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Robert A. Istenes
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
CHI84LA215

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

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD PERFORMED TWO TIGHT LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN TURNS AFTER TAKEOFF. ON THE DOWNWIND TURN THE ACFT BANKED 60 DEGREES. THE PLT LOST CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PLT HAD NO PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE IN THE ACFT WITH THE 65 HP ENGINE INSTALLATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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