- Date
- June 12, 1972
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3464Blanik L-13
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166711
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0296 72/6/12 FREMONT,CALIF BLANIK L-13 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4203 TIME - 1030 N3464 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CALIF ROSAMOND,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTY RELEASED FROM TOW ACFT. STALLED FROM STEEP NOSE HI R TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3464
- Reported as
- Blanik L-13
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky Sailing
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