- Date
- August 19, 1972
- Place
- Farmingdale, ME · FARMINGDALE, ME
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4333Schleicher KA-6
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167709
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0839 72/8/19 FARMINGDALE,ME SCHLEICHER KA-6 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600 TIME - 1400 N4333 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TURNER,ME FARMINGDALE,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.ACFT NOT AT CORRECT DISTANCE FROM RWY.DRG SHARP TURN TO BASE,LWR WING DROPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4333
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA-6
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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