- Date
- December 29, 1968
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N88986Schemp SH-1
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191976
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4732 68/12/29 FREMONT,CALIF SCHEMP SH-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 200 TIME - 1130 N88986 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- WING TIP WHEEL DROPPED INTO SOFT MUD ON RNWY SHOULDER AFTER LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CTL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88986
- Reported as
- Schemp SH-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Sailing
N88986Registered now · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Engine modelNONE
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