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SEA69D0114

1968-09-15 · DALLESPORT, Washington, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHLEICHER KA6CR · N8521
Damage
Destroyed
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
Cruise — level (EA)
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
270° / 20 kt
Temp
70° F

Aircraft history

Total time
480 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial
Total hours
964
Age
42

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

OACH LEFT WING STRUCK GRND.WIND 270 DEG 20 GUSTING

Investigator remarks

PLT LOST LIFT SOARING. DURING TURN TO FINAL APPR

Cause factors

  • 64/A/27 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 64/A/52 A
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE Cause — pilot/personnel action
  • 82/J/H J
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS Joint cause
  • 82/J/L J
    WEATHER TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS Joint cause

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

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 3912. Source file NTSB_1968_3_3912.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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