Schempp SHK N801M
30 May 1968 · Brownsboro, Alabama, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 30 May 1968 at about 14:00 local time, a Schempp SHK registered N801M was involved in an accident during in flight near Brownsboro, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Brownsboro, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Moontown
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schempp SHK
- Registration
- N801M
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1424
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
USED DRAG CHUTE ON SPIN RECOVERY.FAILURE TO JETTISON CHUTE CAUSED GLIDER TO CRASH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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