- Date
- January 8, 1972
- Place
- Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8691RSchweizer SGU222
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164761
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0030 72/1/8 ELSINORE,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGU222 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 54 TOTAL TIME - 0710 N8691R PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELSINORE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-PREMATURE TOW RELEASE AT ACFT,REASON UNKNOWN FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- FROST/ICE ON WGS.NOSE HI SLOW SPEED ATTITUDE OBS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8691R
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGU222
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skylark
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