- Date
- June 11, 1977
- Place
- Ephrata, WA · EPHRATA, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N11UBurkhrt GRB G102
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770611016699A
- Case key
- 147146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1685 77/6/11 EPHRATA,WA BURKHRT GRB G102 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 327 TIME - 1245 N11U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EPHRATA,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLUTTER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- GLIDER ASSEMBLED PRIOR TO FLT.AILERON CTLS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED.NOT EQUIPPED WITH REQD TOOL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11U
- Reported as
- Burkhrt GRB G102
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N11URegistered now · Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CSAirframe modelBurkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G102 ASTIR CSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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