- Date
- April 6, 1974
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N11CCSlingsby T53B
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740406009379A
- Case key
- 186635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0470 74/4/6 MINDEN,NEV SLINGSBY T53B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 226 TIME - 1400 N11CC PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 72 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 UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN REMARKS- LOST LIFT & TRIED TO MAKE FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11CC
- Reported as
- Slingsby T53B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Douglas County
N11CCRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2004 · Slingsby T-53BAirframe modelSlingsby T-53BEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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