- Date
- November 8, 1975
- Place
- San Luis Obspo, CA · SAN LUIS OBSPO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N620WKraehe V
- Status
- Completed · report February 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751108039209A
- Case key
- 151686
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3802 75/11/8 SAN LUIS OBSPO,CA KRAEHE V CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, UNK/NR TIME - 1240 N620W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN LUIS OBISPO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN LUIS OBSPO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER. PLT DIED 11/18/75.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N620W
- Reported as
- Kraehe V
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- San Luis Obispo
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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.