Schreder HP-12 N4738G
26 June 1972 · Marfa, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1972 at about 14:00 local time, a Schreder HP-12 registered N4738G was involved in an accident during in flight near Marfa, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marfa, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schreder HP-12
- Registration
- N4738G
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2405
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
TAIL CTL SURFACES NOT BALANCED AFTR MODIFICATION.PLT BAILED OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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