- Date
- June 26, 1972
- Place
- Yucca Vally, CA · YUCCA VALLY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9730ZPrue STD
- Status
- Completed · report February 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2406 72/6/26 YUCCA VALLY,CALIF PRUE STD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1550 N9730Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 41, 4165 TOTAL HOURS, 9 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL MIRAGE,CALIF 29 PALMS,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN THERMAL LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9730Z
- Reported as
- Prue STD
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage