- Date
- February 4, 1968
- Place
- La Jolla, CA · LA JOLLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N63171Pratt-Read PR-G1
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0254 68/2/4 LA JOLLA,CALIF PRATT-READ PR-G1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 107 TIME - 1430 N63171 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORREY PINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- T/O AT TOO STEEP ANGLE. TOW WINCH FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63171
- Reported as
- Pratt-Read PR-G1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrey Pines
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