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MIA69D0219

1968-10-19 · HOMESTEAD, Florida, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1618

Make / Model
SCHLEICHER AS-K13
Year of manufacture
1967 · 1 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670920
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0F8D5

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER AS-K13 · N1618
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
Part 91 (general aviation)
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
220° / 10 kt
Temp
85° F

Aircraft history

Total time
173 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
520
Age
40

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

WNWIND.

Investigator remarks

ATTEMPTED LDG IN FIELD.LIFT WAS LOST WHILE ON DO

Cause factors

  • 82/A/H A
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Cause — pilot/personnel action

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3820. Source file NTSB_1968_3_3820.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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