- Date
- April 2, 1968
- Place
- Mechanicsburg, PA · MECHANICSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2415Glasflugel H-301
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111102
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0728 68/4/2 MECHANICSBURG,PA GLASFLUGEL H-301 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 5073 TIME - 1415 N2415 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) REMARKS- PLT INSTALLED ELEVATOR PINS SO THAT ONLY UP TRAVEL RESULTED. NO AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE ON ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2415
- Reported as
- Glasflugel H-301
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyport