UNK64X0833

NTSB accident investigation · Pratt Reed G1 · Elsinore, CA · March 7, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 7, 1964
Place
Elsinore, CA · ELSINORE, CA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N87610Pratt Reed G1
Status
Completed · report August 28, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185372

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0564   64/3/7    ELSINORE CALIF      PRATT REED G1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 230
        TIME - 1435                    N87610              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK FIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N87610
Reported as
Pratt Reed G1
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skylark Field

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.