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NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer TG-3A · Waialua, HI · August 12, 1971

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 12, 1971
Place
Waialua, HI · WAIALUA, HI
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N67812Schweizer TG-3A
Status
Completed · report April 3, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162732

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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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3-3041  71/8/12    WAIALUA,HAWAII      SCHWEIZER TG-3A     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 255
        TIME - 1655                    N67812              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM AFB
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAIALUA,HAWAII              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- PX SAID ACFT WAS HIT BY GUST,SHE SAW PLT FIGHTING CTLS,ACFT WENT INTO SPIN.

Aircraft

Registration
N67812
Reported as
Schweizer TG-3A
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Dillingham Afb

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.