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NTSB accident investigation · Slingsby Lark 4 · Max, NE · July 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 8, 1964
Place
Max, NE · MAX, NE
Injuries
2 uninjured
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N135GSlingsby Lark 4N6363TSchleicher KA6CR
Status
Completed · report November 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183668

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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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2-0476   64/7/8    MAX NEB             SCHLEICHER KA6CR    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 800
        TIME - 1515                    N6363T              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
        REMARKS- BOTH PILOTS CIRCLING TO RIGHT IN SAME THERMAL
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0476   64/7/8    MAX NEBR            SLINGSBY LARK 4     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7000
        TIME - 1515                    N135G               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  1                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES
        REMARKS- BOTH PILOTS CIRCLING TO RIGHT IN SAME THERMAL

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N135G
Reported as
Slingsby Lark 4
Category
Glider
Engine
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

Registration
N6363T
Reported as
Schleicher KA6CR
Category
Glider
Engine
Damage
Substantial damage

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.