- Date
- July 24, 1977
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N68959Nelson Perl PG-185
- Status
- Completed · report September 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770724021019A
- Case key
- 146106
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1796 77/7/24 LIVERMORE,CA NELSON PERL PG-185 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 66, 4000 TIME - 1445 N68959 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMINGBIRDHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FUEL SHUTOFF VLV OBSTRUCTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68959
- Reported as
- Nelson Perl PG-185
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hummingbirdhaven
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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