- Date
- August 26, 1974
- Place
- Myricks, MA · MYRICKS, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8473Schleicher ASK-14
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740826031309A
- Case key
- 136939
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2670 74/8/26 MYRICKS,MASS SCHLEICHER ASK-14 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 65, 400 TIME - 1245 N8473 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MYRICKS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MYRICKS,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LOST CTL EFFECTIVENESS DRG TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8473
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASK-14
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Myricks
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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