Chaney EFG-1 N3041
28 July 1968 · Espanola, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 28 July 1968 at about 14:00 local time, a Chaney EFG-1 registered N3041 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Espanola, New Mexico, 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
- Espanola, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Espanola
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Chaney EFG-1
- Registration
- N3041
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2524
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
SPRING TENSION ON SPOILER TOO WEAK. ACFT ENTEREDHIGH SINK RATE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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