UNK64X3678

NTSB accident investigation · Homemade Glider · Jamul, CA · August 29, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 29, 1964
Place
Jamul, CA · JAMUL, CA
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
NONEHomemade Glider
Status
Completed · report December 29, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182654

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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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2-0639  64/8/29  NR.JAMUL CALIF        HOMEMADE GLIDER     CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, 2
        TIME - 1145                    NONE                PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN
          PILOT-ATEMPTED FLT BEYOND LIMIT OF A/C-PILOT-EQUIP
        REMARKS- TOW ROPE FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
NONE
Reported as
Homemade Glider
Category
Glider, amateur-built
Engine
none
Damage
Destroyed