- Date
- March 9, 1979
- Place
- Marion, NC · MARION, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8614ESchleicher KA6CR
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790309004399A
- Case key
- 137285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0352 79/3/9 MARION,NC SCHLEICHER KA6CR CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 205 TIME - 1130 N8614E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIFLETT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8614E
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA6CR
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Shiflett
N8614ERegistration cancelled May 15, 2013 · Schleicher KA 6 CRAirframe modelSchleicher KA 6 CREngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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