- Date
- March 8, 1970
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2711ZSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0805 70/3/8 FREMONT,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 11 TOTAL TIME - 1620 N2711Z PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CALIF FREMONT,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT FLEW INTO CANYON AREA BELOW OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN.STALLED DURING 180 DEG TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2711Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
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