- Date
- October 21, 1964
- Place
- Waitsfield, VT · WAITSFIELD, VT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4601GHelisoar HP10
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180860
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3276 64/10/21 WAITSFIELD VT HELISOAR HP10 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3000 TIME - 1705 N4601G PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4601G
- Reported as
- Helisoar HP10
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estey
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