- Date
- September 27, 1969
- Place
- Sanger, TX · SANGER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N797WGlasfugel H301
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- Case key
- 79846
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3123 69/9/27 SANGER,TEX GLASFUGEL H301 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1137 TIME - 1310 N797W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANGER,TEX UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- PLT USED UNRECOMMENDED TOW ATTACH. ACFT DIDNT CLIMB PROPERLY. PLT MADE LOW TURN TO RET TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N797W
- Reported as
- Glasfugel H301
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lane
N797WRegistration cancelled Dec 7, 1971 · Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel H 301 LIBELLE
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