FTW70D0082

NTSB accident investigation · Schemp Cirrus · Marfa, TX · June 24, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1969
Place
Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N3441Schemp Cirrus
Status
Completed · report August 22, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177134

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2046  69/6/24    MARFA,TEX           SCHEMP CIRRUS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1830                    N3441               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  41, 10252 TOTAL HOURS, 25
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRESIDIO COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- ACFT SLIPPED TO THE GRND WHILE MAKING A STEEP TURN AT LOW AIRSPEED TO LAND ON ARPT RAMP.

Aircraft

Registration
N3441
Reported as
Schemp Cirrus
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Presidio County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.