- Date
- May 30, 1968
- Place
- Brownsboro, AL · BROWNSBORO, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N801MSchempp SHK
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110105
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1424 68/5/30 BROWNSBORO,ALA SCHEMPP SHK CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N801M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOONTOWN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- USED DRAG CHUTE ON SPIN RECOVERY.FAILURE TO JETTISON CHUTE CAUSED GLIDER TO CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N801M
- Reported as
- Schempp SHK
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Moontown
N801MRegistration cancelled Aug 28, 2013 · Schempp-Hirth SHK1Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth SHK1Engine modelNONE
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