OAK76DVM40

NTSB accident investigation · Marquart C RS-1 · Morgan Hill, CA · May 15, 1976

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1976
Place
Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N11RSMarquart C RS-1
Status
Completed · report July 23, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760515014529A
Case key
153680

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1449  76/5/15    MORGAN HILL,CA      MARQUART C RS-1     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1520                    N11RS               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  AGE 47, 1087 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, UNK/NR
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN HILL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN HILL,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE

Aircraft

Registration
N11RS
Reported as
Marquart C RS-1
Category
Airplane, amateur-built
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Morgan Hill

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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.