Aviation Crash Map

Volksplane OL-1 N11BL

6 April 1971 · El Reno, Oklahoma, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 6 April 1971 at about 18:00 local time, a Volksplane OL-1 registered N11BL was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 18:00
Classification
Accident
Location
El Reno, Oklahoma, United States
Nearest airport
Mustang
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Volksplane OL-1
Registration
N11BL
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Test
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0067

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

FIRST TEST FLT.APRX 10FT ABV RWY, PLT OVR-CONTROLLED ACFT, PORPOISED, HIT RWY.R GR BRACE CABLE BROKE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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