- Date
- September 23, 1973
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N72WMW.Marra Driftr
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730923032179A
- Case key
- 188445
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2988 73/9/23 FREMONT,CALIF W.MARRA DRIFTR CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 130 TIME - 1100 N72WM PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDET REASON.OBS DESCRIBED ERRATIC FLT.PARACHUTE CAUGHT ON TAIL OF ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72WM
- Reported as
- W.Marra Driftr
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sky Sailing
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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.