- Date
- March 9, 1969
- Place
- Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N280MBreguet 905A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185374
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2613 69/3/9 ISSAQUAH,WASH BREGUET 905A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, UNK/NR TIME - 1509 N280M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SEATTLE SKYPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISSAQUAH,WASH ISSAQUAH,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE REMARKS- WITNESS OBSERVED DIVE BRAKES OPEN JUST PRIOR TO T/O.PLTS L ARM WEAK DUE TO PREVIOUS ILLNESS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N280M
- Reported as
- Breguet 905A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Seattle Skyport
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