- Date
- May 21, 1966
- Place
- Sheridan, CA · SHERIDAN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6729COberlerchnr MG23
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172250
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1114 66/5/21 SHERIDAN CALIF OBERLERCHNR MG23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 748 TIME - 1430 N6729C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF 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 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6729C
- Reported as
- Oberlerchnr MG23
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6729CRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2013 · Oberlerchner MG23Airframe modelOberlerchner MG23Engine modelNONE
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