- Date
- June 17, 1979
- Place
- Livermore, CA · LIVERMORE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N666FBLet-Np-K L-13
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790617013629A
- Case key
- 135345
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2029 79/6/17 LIVERMORE,CA LET-NP-K L-13 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 600 TIME - 1605 N666FB PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HUMMINGBIRD HAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIVERMORE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 70 215 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 25 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TAILSKID & RETRACTABLE MAIN GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N666FB
- Reported as
- Let-Np-K L-13
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hummingbird Haven
FAA reports on this event · 1
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