- Date
- February 26, 1977
- Place
- Julian, PA · JULIAN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9228Volksplane VP-1
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770226005079A
- Case key
- 157492
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0704 77/2/26 JULIAN,PA VOLKSPLANE VP-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 213 TIME - 1400 N9228 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RIDGE GLIDER PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEFONTE,PA JULIAN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9228
- Reported as
- Volksplane VP-1
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Ridge Glider Port
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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