- Date
- May 30, 1970
- Place
- Hilltown, PA · HILLTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8131Tern 2
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182261
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2260 70/5/30 HILLTOWN,PA TERN 2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 300 TIME - 1350 N8131 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILA GLIDER PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLTOWN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ENTERED SPIN WHILE THERMALING.PLT BAILED OUT APRX 2000FT AGL AFTR 3 RECOVERY ATMTS.WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8131
- Reported as
- Tern 2
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phila Glider Port
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