- Date
- November 6, 1971
- Place
- Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2991GKasper BKB
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4039 71/11/6 ARLINGTON,WASH KASPER BKB CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3000 TIME - 1205 N2991G PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CANADAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARLINGTON,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- TAILLESS GLIDER. WG FAILED DURING INVERTED HI SPEED DESCENT. PLT HAD CHUTE,DIDNT BAIL OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2991G
- Reported as
- Kasper BKB
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Canaday
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