- Date
- April 17, 1966
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88981Aero-Pegaso M-100S
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172103
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0956 66/4/17 LIVERMORE CALIF AERO-PEGASO M-100S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 157 TIME - 1545 N88981 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMINGBIRD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: MUSH LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 40 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 45 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PILOT STALLED AIRCRAFT TO AVOID HITTING A FENCE.WIND GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88981
- Reported as
- Aero-Pegaso M-100S
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hummingbird
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