- Date
- July 3, 1971
- Place
- Portola, CA · PORTOLA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N281VSlingsby T-51
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162548
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2523 71/7/3 PORTOLA,CALIF SLINGSBY T-51 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 647 TIME - 1430 N281V PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 233 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRUCKEE,CALIF RAVENSDALE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- ENCNTRD STRONG LIFT,ENTRD CLOUD.LOST CTL DRG ATMTD RCVRY,SPOILERS NOT USED.WING SEPD.PLT PRCHTD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N281V
- Reported as
- Slingsby T-51
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed