- Date
- August 28, 1966
- Place
- Saginaw, MI · SAGINAW, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30055Schemp SHK-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122493
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0760 66/8/28 SAGINAW MICH SCHEMP SHK-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 496 TIME - 1241 N30055 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAGINAW MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- GLIDER STALLED WHILE ATTACHED TO LAUNCH CABLE.DURING SPIN CABLE RELEASED ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE GRND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30055
- Reported as
- Schemp SHK-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Saginaw Muni
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