- Date
- May 29, 1977
- Place
- Minden, NV · MINDEN, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N144TGlasflugel 201B
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770529015469A
- Case key
- 158166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1181 77/5/29 MINDEN,NV GLASFLUGEL 201B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 2436 TIME - 1330 N144T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 235 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MINDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINDEN,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- MONO-WHEEL PILOT,OWNER FAILED TO CONNECT RIGHT AILERON PUSH PULL TUBE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N144T
- Reported as
- Glasflugel 201B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Minden
FAA reports on this event · 1
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