- Date
- July 31, 1966
- Place
- Whitestown, IN · WHITESTOWN, IN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1172Scheibe L-55
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122355
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0319 66/7/31 WHITESTOWN IND SCHEIBE L-55 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 6222 TIME - 1330 N1172 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1172
- Reported as
- Scheibe L-55
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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