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NTSB accident investigation · Rackleff MAD 1 · Riverside, CA · September 5, 1970

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 5, 1970
Place
Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N416SRackleff MAD 1
Status
Completed · report November 13, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
155473

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1362   70/9/5    RIVERSIDE,CALIF     RACKLEFF MAD 1      CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1426
        TIME - 1230                    N416S               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLABOB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RIVERSIDE,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- INITIAL TEST FLT. OBS SAW ACFT MAKE ABRUPT CHANGES IN PITCH ATTITUDE ON T/O CLIMBOUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N416S
Reported as
Rackleff MAD 1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Flabob

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.