19790516018939A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-35C · Colorado Spring, CO · May 16, 1979

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Date: May 16, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2739H
Reported as: Scwzer SGS135C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 55 total6 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N2739HRegistration cancelled Apr 18, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 1-35CS/N 69 · Built 1976 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-35C Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Glider pilot lost thermal lift. Landed in pasture. Hit rocks.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT LOST THERMAL LIFT. LANDED IN PASTURE. HIT ROCKS.

Other reports on N2739H · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19920520015539AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Big Timber, MTUnable to make destination due to loss of thermals. Selected a field. High sink rate on final,unable to correct.May 20, 1992 · Substantial damage