- Date
- September 13, 1975
- Place
- Lke Elsinore, CA · LKE ELSINORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65961Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750913029509A
- Case key
- 150809
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2759 75/9/13 NR.LKE ELSINORE,CA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N65961 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LKE ELSINORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- UN LOCATE THERMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65961
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skylark
N65961Registration cancelled Nov 12, 2014 · Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26EEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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