- Date
- April 21, 1973
- Place
- Lovelock, NV · LOVELOCK, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8670Cirrus Stndrd
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730421009119A
- Case key
- 170690
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0767 73/4/21 LOVELOCK,NEV CIRRUS STNDRD CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1400 TIME - 1530 N8670 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DERBY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 60 330 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FUSELAGE BROKE OFF FORWARD OF THE TAIL SECTION AFT ACFT HIT SOFT DIRT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8670
- Reported as
- Cirrus Stndrd
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Derby Field
N8670Registration cancelled Jun 26, 2012 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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