- Date
- June 15, 1968
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4624VHutchinson VHS-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1828 68/6/15 ADELANTO,CALIF HUTCHINSON VHS-1 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 23, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N4624V PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ELEVATOR TRIM FULL DOWN. FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4624V
- Reported as
- Hutchinson VHS-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- El Mirage
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