- Date
- July 24, 1977
- Place
- Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13LSWolf-Hirth HI-27
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770724021029A
- Case key
- 146537
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1582 77/7/24 SHERMAN,TX WOLF-HIRTH HI-27 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, TIME - 2023 N13LS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYSON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHERMAN,TX ADDISON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13LS
- Reported as
- Wolf-Hirth HI-27
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grayson County
N13LSRegistration cancelled Oct 3, 1977 · Hurt AKROSTAR HI27 MKIIAirframe modelHurt AKROSTAR HI27 MKII
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.