- Date
- October 23, 1971
- Place
- Marfa, TX · MARFA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8465Schleicher ASW-15
- Status
- Completed · report August 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4462 71/10/23 NR.MARFA,TEX SCHLEICHER ASW-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1430 N8465 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 52, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARFA,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GLIDER LOST LIFT,TOO FAR FROM FLD.LND ON ROAD.WG HIT MESQUITE BUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8465
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8465Registered now · Schleicher ASW-15Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-15Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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