- Date
- July 17, 1968
- Place
- Hopewell Tnshp, NJ · HOPEWELL TNSHP, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6301Scheibe SF27M
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109180
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2353 68/7/17 HOPEWELL TNSHP,NJ SCHEIBE SF27M CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 110 TIME - 1530 N6301 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TWIN PINES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6301
- Reported as
- Scheibe SF27M
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Twin Pines
N6301Registration cancelled Jul 12, 2025 · Scheibe SF 27 MAirframe modelScheibe SF 27 MEngine modelHirth HM-504
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