- Date
- April 8, 1974
- Place
- Henderson, NV · HENDERSON, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28387Bowlus BA-100
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740408005679A
- Case key
- 186560
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0478 74/4/8 HENDERSON,NEV BOWLUS BA-100 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 200 TIME - 1400 N28387 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HENDERSON,NEV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL SAILPLANE. PLT WAS S TURNING ON APCH TO LOSE ALT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28387
- Reported as
- Bowlus BA-100
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Harbor
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.