- Date
- May 2, 1981
- Place
- Valyermo, CA · VALYERMO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3311Cherokee II
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810502021589A
- Case key
- 125229
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2441 81/5/2 NR.VALYERMO,CA CHEROKEE II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 72, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1315 N3311 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALYERMO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- GLIDER PITCHED UP BREAKING TOW ROPE,WINGS SEPD.PRE-EXISTING CRACKS IN WOOD SPARS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3311
- Reported as
- Cherokee II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Crystal
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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.