- Date
- June 8, 1972
- Place
- No.Canton, OH · NO.CANTON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1757Schleicher AS-K13
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166849
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2163 72/6/8 NO.CANTON,OHIO SCHLEICHER AS-K13 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1640 N1757 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARTIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NO.CANTON,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT 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 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING STEEP TURN TO FINAL APCH DUE SUDDEN GUSTS. PLT HAD 1 HR LAST 90 DAYS,34 MIN SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1757
- Reported as
- Schleicher AS-K13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Martin
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