NYC66D0239

NTSB accident investigation · Leister-K 10-A · Frizzelburg, MD · September 6, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 6, 1965
Place
Frizzelburg, MD · FRIZZELBURG, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N58179Leister-K 10-A
Status
Completed · report October 25, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176102

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2632   65/9/6    FRIZZELBURG MD      LEISTER-K 10-A      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 615
        TIME - 1315                    N58179              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N58179
Reported as
Leister-K 10-A
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.