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Aviation accident GAA17CA171
MINR · Smith Douglas J. Sonex · 2017-03-01 · Mercey Hot Springs, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA17CA171- Event ID
20170306X22248- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2017-03-01
- Location
- Mercey Hot Springs, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 36.70639, -120.86
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Smith Douglas J.
- Model
- Sonex
- Registration
- N801SX
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The sport pilot’s unstabilized approach with a tailwind, which resulted in touchdown short of the runway and a subsequent nose-over.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown