- Date
- September 3, 1970
- Place
- Rough Ready, CA · ROUGH READY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8797Adams Wombat
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1261 70/9/3 ROUGH READY,CALIF ADAMS WOMBAT CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 21, 29 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N8797 PX- 0 0 0 TEST HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRASS VALLEY,CALIF AUBURN,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- SIMILAR TYPE ACFT HAD VERY LT STICK FORCES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8797
- Reported as
- Adams Wombat
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed