- Date
- June 1, 1969
- Place
- Fair Oaks, CA · FAIR OAKS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N4092BSkyrider JR-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 15, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177988
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1495 69/6/1 FAIR OAKS,CALIF SKYRIDER JR-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1130 N4092B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 49, 13250 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHOENIX FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- DURING 180 DEG TURN PLT APPLIED TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE TO CONTROL STICK,SLOWED R BLADES LOST LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4092B
- Reported as
- Skyrider JR-1
- Category
- Gyroplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Phoenix Field
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