- Date
- June 6, 1970
- Place
- Gerlach, NV · GERLACH, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7887CSchempp STD
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2459 70/6/6 GERLACH,NEV SCHEMPP STD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 306 TIME - 1100 N7887C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 55 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GERLACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GERLACH,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7887C
- Reported as
- Schempp STD
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gerlach
N7887CRegistered now · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SEngine modelNONE
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