- Date
- August 7, 1971
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88981Aer-Pegaso M-100S
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162852
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2913 71/8/7 MINDEN,NEV AER-PEGASO M-100S CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 558 TIME - 1105 N88981 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN ALT AFTER RELEASE.RET TO FLD AND TRIED TO LND ON DEP RWY.CLOSER RWYS WERE AVAIL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88981
- Reported as
- Aer-Pegaso M-100S
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas County
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