- Date
- October 13, 1980
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N13BSB/Gt Lakes BS-1
- Status
- Completed · report January 26, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801013057349A
- Case key
- 128020
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3364 80/10/13 LIVERMORE,CA B/GT LAKES BS-1 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, UNK/NR TIME - 1102 N13BS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LIVERMORE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FIRST FLT OF ACFT.NO RECORD OF PLT FLT TIME SINCE 1971.ACFT APPROX 1.2IN AFT OF REAR CG LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13BS
- Reported as
- B/Gt Lakes BS-1
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Livermore
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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.