- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N17973Schweizer SGS134
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750808025939A
- Case key
- 150185
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2301 75/8/8 ADELANTO,CA SCHWEIZER SGS134 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 106 TIME - 1330 N17973 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL. AIL QUICK DISCONNECTS NOT SECURED DRG ASSEMBLY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17973
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS134
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.