- Date
- August 23, 1975
- Place
- Inyokern, CA · INYOKERN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N30DDChase C-101
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750823023839A
- Case key
- 150367
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2142 75/8/23 INYOKERN,CA CHASE C-101 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1200 TIME - 1340 N30DD PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 170 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INYOKERN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EL MIRAGE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- STALLED WHILE PHOTOGRAPHING ARPT. IN-FLT BREAK UP DRG SPIN RECOVERY. 3 LEG COMPETITION FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30DD
- Reported as
- Chase C-101
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Inyokern
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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.