- Date
- August 3, 1981
- Place
- Campbell, TX · CAMPBELL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26CDGlasflugel H-201B
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810803057089A
- Case key
- 124556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1753 81/8/3 NR.CAMPBELL,TX GLASFLUGEL H-201B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 25, 187 TIME - 1800 N26CD PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 57 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CAMPBELL,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- THERMALS DETERIORATED ON X-COUNTRY FLT OF RGNL SOARING CONTEST.PWR LN OBSTG APCH,MOST SUITABLE FLD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26CD
- Reported as
- Glasflugel H-201B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N26CDRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2014 · Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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