- Date
- July 2, 1980
- Place
- Bishop, CA · BISHOP, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7777MMolina PIK-20
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800702030499A
- Case key
- 129935
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1432 80/7/2 BISHOP,CA MOLINA OY PIK-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 575 TIME - 1300 N7777M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 356 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BISHOP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BISHOP,CA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 160 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD HDWND,NO THERMALS,UN TO REACH ARPT.WNG HIT SAGEBRUSH DRG LNDG ON NARROW RD.WND GSTG 23KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7777M
- Reported as
- Molina PIK-20
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bishop
N7777MRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Molino PIK-20EAirframe modelMolino PIK-20EEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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