- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Ionia, MI · IONIA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3809ASchweizer 1-26
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3470 71/9/4 IONIA,MICH SCHWEIZER 1-26 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 67 TOTAL TIME - 1230 N3809A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - IONIA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IONIA,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3809A
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ionia County
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