- Date
- June 7, 1970
- Place
- Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N921WRRolladen LS-1B
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124509
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2464 70/6/7 PLAINFIELD,ILL ROLLADEN LS-1B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1620 N921WR PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 41, 1663 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 30 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: SPOILERS AND SLOTS-LEADING EDGE FLAPS,SPEED BRAKES EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- PLT HEARD LOUD NOISE,ACFT STARTED SHAKING,PLT LOST CTL,BAILED OUT.SPOILERS FOUND IN EXTENDED POSIT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N921WR
- Reported as
- Rolladen LS-1B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clow
N921WRRegistered now · Rolladen-Schneider LS-1BAirframe modelRolladen-Schneider LS-1BEngine modelNONE
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