- Date
- September 4, 1971
- Place
- Elbert, CO · ELBERT, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N11LEDiamant HBV165
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3912 71/9/4 ELBERT,COLO DIAMANT HBV165 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 162 TIME - 1700 N11LE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING LAZY D DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELBERT,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- DURING TOW,L WING HIT WELL HEAD LCTD ABT 10FT OFF RWY,HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11LE
- Reported as
- Diamant HBV165
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Lazy D
N11LERegistered now · Flug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5Airframe modelFlug & Fahrzeugwerke FFA HBV-DIAMANT 16.5Engine modelNONE
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