- Date
- July 28, 1968
- Place
- Espanola, NM · ESPANOLA, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3041Chaney EFG-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2524 68/7/28 ESPANOLA,N MEX CHANEY EFG-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 250 TIME - 1400 N3041 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESPANOLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: SPOILERS AND SLOTS-LEADING EDGE FLAPS,SPEED BRAKES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- SPRING TENSION ON SPOILER TOO WEAK. ACFT ENTERED HIGH SINK RATE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3041
- Reported as
- Chaney EFG-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Espanola
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