# NTSB DEN69F0055: Chaney EFG-1, N3041, Espanola, NM, July 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 28, 1968
- Place: Espanola, NM · ESPANOLA, NM
- Location: 36.0040° N, 106.0701° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Española, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0040&lon=-106.0701&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109310
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN69F0055
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0055

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3041-1970-06-29), registration cancelled 1970-06-29, S/N 1 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHANEY EFG-1
- Registry model: [Chaney EFG-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/chaney-efg-1) (registry code 05603EW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Espanola

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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