Rackleff MAD 1 N416S

Summary

On 5 September 1970 at about 12:30 local time, a Rackleff MAD 1 registered N416S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Riverside, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 September 1970 at 12:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Riverside, California, United States

Nearest airport

Flabob

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rackleff MAD 1

Registration

N416S

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

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1362

1 person was seriously injured.

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

INITIAL TEST FLT. OBS SAW ACFT MAKE ABRUPT CHANGES IN PITCH ATTITUDE ON T/O CLIMBOUT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.