- Date
- July 7, 1981
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75FELemke-Schdr LS-3
- Status
- Completed · report August 19, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 125041
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1585 81/7/7 NR.RENO,NV LEMKE-SCHDR LS-3 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 2910 TIME - 1430 N75FE PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 460 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NV ROUND ROBIN & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- THERMALS & LIFTING ACTION DETERIORATED DRG SPEED TRIANGLE IN NATIONAL SOARING CONTEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75FE
- Reported as
- Lemke-Schdr LS-3
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage