- Date
- July 18, 1970
- Place
- Romoland, CA · ROMOLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8681RSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113724
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2445 70/7/18 NR.ROMOLAND,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1307 N8681R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PERRIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PERRIS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT REMARKS- BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 0.10 PCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8681R
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Perris
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