19780712022069A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Eirvon PIK20B · Pelham,Nh, NH · July 12, 1978

Date
July 12, 1978
Place
Pelham,Nh, NH
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N20WW
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC78DNC39
Reported as
Eirvon PIK20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
678 total105 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider bounced into high tension wires aft first touchdown. Wind gustng to 20KTS.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER BOUNCED INTO HIGH TENSION WIRES AFT FIRST TOUCHDOWN.WIND GUSTNG TO 20KTS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.