- Date
- August 9, 1966
- Place
- Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9924JSchweitzer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 122169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2129 66/8/9 WARREN VT SCHWEITZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1923 N9924J PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUGARBUSH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: OTHER *ERROR-INVALID CODE*: *ERROR-INVALID CODE* PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PILOT MADE STEEP CLIMBING TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER RELEASING AUTO TOW LINE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9924J
- Reported as
- Schweitzer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sugarbush
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