- Date
- April 28, 1968
- Place
- El Paso, TX · EL PASO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N301XGlasfugel H301
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110986
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1353 68/4/28 EL PASO,TEX GLASFUGEL H301 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1144 TIME - 1415 N301X PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYSPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STALLED DURING STEEP TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N301X
- Reported as
- Glasfugel H301
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skysport
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