- Date
- August 12, 1978
- Place
- Mayville, NY · MAYVILLE, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N12825Mcdonald II
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780812024129A
- Case key
- 139796
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2968 78/8/12 MAYVILLE,NY MCDONALD II CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 420 TIME - 1400 N12825 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MAYVILLE,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12825
- Reported as
- Mcdonald II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mayville
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.