- Date
- July 9, 1975
- Place
- Washoe City, NV · WASHOE CITY, NV
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6512Glasflugel H301B
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750709017669A
- Case key
- 149556
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1747 75/7/9 WASHOE CITY,NV GLASFLUGEL H301B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 22, 436 TIME - 1430 N6512 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 190 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NV RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SOARING X-C CONTEST. RAN OUT OF LIFT & LND IN PASTURE WITH WET GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6512
- Reported as
- Glasflugel H301B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6512Registered now · Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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