- Date
- December 26, 1971
- Place
- Valley Mills, TX · VALLEY MILLS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N59432Schweizer TG-3A
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164391
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3733 71/12/26 VALLEY MILLS,TEX SCHWEIZER TG-3A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 150 TIME - 1700 N59432 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VALLEY MILLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALLEY MILLS,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- PREMATURE RELEASE FROM AUTO TOW. STALLED DURING TIGHT 360 DEG PATTERN. PLT HAD 20 MIN IN TYPE ACFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59432
- Reported as
- Schweizer TG-3A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Valley Mills