- Date
- September 6, 1970
- Place
- Sylvania, GA · SYLVANIA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1110VWolf-Hirth LO-150
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2930 70/9/6 SYLVANIA,GA WOLF-HIRTH LO-150 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1235 N1110V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLANTATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SYLVANIA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- T/O FROM AUTO TOW ON 4TH FLT OF DAY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1110V
- Reported as
- Wolf-Hirth LO-150
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Plantation
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