- Date
- August 19, 1979
- Place
- Rosamond, CA · ROSAMOND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65930Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790819042549A
- Case key
- 133790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3747 79/8/19 ROSAMOND,CA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 43 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N65930 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSAMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROSAMOND,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FUSELAGE FIXED SINGLE WHEEL.1ST SOLO FLT IN THIS SINGLE SEAT MODEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65930
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Rosamond
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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.