- Date
- August 28, 1971
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9858ESchweizer 2-32
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3218 71/8/28 FREMONT,CALIF SCHWEIZER 2-32 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N9858E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- GLIDER STALLED WHILE SLOPE SOARING. INSUF ALT TO RECOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9858E
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-32
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fremont
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