Dfl Holdings Inc. TANGO accident near Keystone, FL
On July 1, 1997, a Dfl Holdings Inc. TANGO (airplane) was involved in an accident near Keystone, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 1, 1997
- Place
- Keystone, FL
- Aircraft
- Dfl Holdings Inc. TANGO · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 29.940°N, 82.110°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001208X08459
NTSB summary
On July 1, 1997, at an undetermined time, an experimental DFL Holdings Inc., Model: Tango, N772T, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed in the vicinity of Keystone, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed and the airline transport rated pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Keystone Airpark at about 1330 eastern daylight time. The airplane was reported as missing on July 1, 1997, and was located on July 2, 1997, in the northeast corner of restricted area 2903A. Examination of the crash site revealed the airplane collided with trees in a nose down attitude with little horizontal movement spinning to the left. The left wing was bent slightly up, was attached at the forward portion of the wing, and separated 10 to 12 inches on the trailing part of the wing. The right wing tip bottom was found two feet forward of the right wing. The fuel tanks were ruptured and browning of the vegetation was present. Torsional twisting, "s" bending and chordwise scarring was present on the propeller blades. Tree branches found in the vicinity of the crash site exhibited 45-degree "v" cuts Examination of the airframe, flight controls, engine assembly and accessories revealed no evidence of a precrash mechanical failure or malfunction. All components necessary for flight were present at the crash site. For additional information see FAA inspector's statement Personnel who had known the pilot since college stated, he had the experience and talent to fly the tango airplane, but at times had shown l
Probable cause
an in-flight loss of control for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
