- Date
- April 21, 1970
- Place
- Mckittrick, CA · MCKITTRICK, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N10364Schweizer SGS123
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 128645
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1696 70/4/21 NR.MCKITTRICK,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS123 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 130 TIME - 1610 N10364 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CALIF TAFT,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- AFT LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT PLT PICKED LDG AREA TOO FAR AWAY.STALLED AVOIDING OIL RIG IN CLOSER AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10364
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS123
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N10364Registration cancelled Sep 2, 1971 · Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-23H-15
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Other investigations on N10364 · 1
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