- Date
- April 24, 1971
- Place
- Springfield, VT · SPRINGFIELD, VT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8722ECherokee II
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160843
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1490 71/4/24 SPRINGFIELD,VT CHEROKEE II CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 50, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1500 N8722E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPRINGFIELD STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SPRINGFIELD,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- AERO-TOW LAUNCH,PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES BFR RELEASE.NO FLT TIME LAST 6MOS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8722E
- Reported as
- Cherokee II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Springfield State
N8722ERegistered now · Thurman Arvo A CHEROKEE-IIAirframe modelThurman Arvo A CHEROKEE-IIEngine modelNONE
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