- Date
- June 5, 1971
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3644Schleicher AS-W15
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 80096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1696 71/6/5 BOULDER,COLO SCHLEICHER AS-W15 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 29, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1650 N3644 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- UPPER,LWR SECTIONS R ELEV SEPD.ABSENCE OF ADEQUATE ADHESIVE BOND ALONG LEADING,OUTBOARD EDGES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3644
- Reported as
- Schleicher AS-W15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Boulder Muni
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