- Date
- June 11, 1972
- Place
- Kunkletown, PA · KUNKLETOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1510Schleicher KA-6
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1994 72/6/11 KUNKLETOWN,PA SCHLEICHER KA-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 77 TOTAL TIME - 1540 N1510 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WURTSBORO,NY SNYDER,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RAN OUT OF LIFT. HIT PWR LINES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1510
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA-6
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1510Registration cancelled Feb 9, 2019 · Schleicher K 6 CRAirframe modelSchleicher K 6 CREngine modelNONE
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