- Date
- July 10, 1971
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7685Schweizer 1-34
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162423
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2673 71/7/10 ADELANTO,CALIF SCHWEIZER 1-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 141 TIME - 1630 N7685 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PEARLBLOSSOM,CALIF ADELANTO,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- LOST THERMAL LIFT.CRASH LNDD IN DESERT SAGE BRUSH,SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7685
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-34
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage
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