- Date
- June 30, 1972
- Place
- Toyah, TX · TOYAH, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N85AARollander LS-1C
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167207
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2828 72/6/30 TOYAH,TEX ROLLANDER LS-1C CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1000 TIME - 1700 N85AA PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 372 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MARFA TEX MARFA TEX PECOS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- WHILE AVOIDING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DURING LDG ACFT HIT NOSE LOW WITH A HIGH ANGLE OF BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N85AA
- Reported as
- Rollander LS-1C
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage