- Date
- June 26, 1973
- Place
- Choteau, MT · CHOTEAU, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N273SGlasflugel Libell
- Status
- Completed · report August 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730626021719A
- Case key
- 190097
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1911 73/6/26 NR.CHOTEAU,MONT GLASFLUGEL LIBELL CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2037 N273S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 2021 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHOTEAU,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYPOXIA PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SYSTEMS - OXYGEN SYSTEM: CREW SYSTEM REMARKS- HI ALT FLT TO 33500 FT MSL.ACFT DISINTEGRATED.GR & SPEED BRAKES RETRACTED.02 EQUIP OVHL 3 YR PRIOR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N273S
- Reported as
- Glasflugel Libell
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
N273SRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 1973 · Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE
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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.