- Date
- October 17, 1971
- Place
- Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7966ASchemp SH-1
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163577
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1841 71/10/17 TEHACHAPI,CALIF SCHEMP SH-1 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 23, 4 TOTAL TIME - 0912 N7966A PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEHACHAPI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.NO DUAL FLT INSTR THIS ACFT.1ST FLT 2ND SUP SOLO THIS MAKE-MODEL.HI PERFORMANCE ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7966A
- Reported as
- Schemp SH-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Holiday Haven
N7966ARegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SEngine modelNONE
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