- Date
- October 30, 1977
- Place
- Lodi, CA · LODI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4477MMarske Monarc
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771030033779A
- Case key
- 201256
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3349 77/10/30 LODI,CA MARSKE MONARC CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5400 TIME - 1400 N4477M PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGDOM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODI,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL ULTRALIGHT SAILPLANE,POSSIBLE LONGITUDINAL INSTABILITY.FIRST AIR TOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4477M
- Reported as
- Marske Monarc
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kingdom
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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.