- Date
- June 27, 1966
- Place
- Golconda, NV · GOLCONDA, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8665RSchweitzer SGS123
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171496
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0262 66/6/27 GOLCONDA NEV SCHWEITZER SGS123 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 150 TIME - 1730 N8665R PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- T/O RENO 1230 TO ELKO.CRASHED 5HRS LATER.PILOT AT 14000 FT.ALT. FOR UNKN NUMBER HRS WITHOUT OXYGEN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8665R
- Reported as
- Schweitzer SGS123
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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