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NTSB accident investigation · Hagel SA-100 · Folsom, CA · June 28, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
June 28, 1971
Place
Folsom, CA · FOLSOM, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3410GHagel SA-100
Status
Completed · report December 13, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161106

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0845  71/6/28    FOLSOM,CALIF        HAGEL SA-100        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 389
        TIME - 1845                    N3410G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIR OAKS,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT DOING ACROBATICS AT LO ALT,ACFT HIT WATER,SANK,NOT RCVRD.

Aircraft

Registration
N3410G
Reported as
Hagel SA-100
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.