- Date
- September 2, 1968
- Place
- Vandalia, IL · VANDALIA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N713RMGlider HP-13A
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3036 68/9/2 VANDALIA,ILL GLIDER HP-13A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1230 N713RM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 40, 15600 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 201 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDALIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 84 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 190 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LANDING IN CLOVER FLD. WIND 190 DEG 10K GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N713RM
- Reported as
- Glider HP-13A
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vandalia
N713RMRegistration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Amateur-Built HP-13AAirframe modelAmateur-Built HP-13AEngine modelNONE
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