- Date
- June 18, 1966
- Place
- Tulsa, OK · TULSA, OK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74007Cherokee II
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171165
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1130 66/6/18 TULSA,OKLA CHEROKEE II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, UNK/NR TIME - 1800 N74007 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARVEY YOUNG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- GLIDER NOSED-UP AFTER GROUND TOW RELEASE AND RIGHT WING FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74007
- Reported as
- Cherokee II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Harvey Young
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