- Date
- August 13, 1970
- Place
- Desoto, KS · DESOTO, KS
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7475Slingsby T-49B
- Status
- Completed · report June 12, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107268
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3558 70/8/13 DESOTO,KANS SLINGSBY T-49B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 790 TIME - 1420 N7475 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DESOTO,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- 1ST AUTO TOW.RELEASED NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7475
- Reported as
- Slingsby T-49B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7475Registration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49BAirframe modelSlingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49BEngine modelNONE
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