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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-34 · Decatur, TX · September 2, 2002

Date: September 2, 2002 · 18:00 local
Place: Decatur, TX
Airport: Decatur Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2691H
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02FA243
Reported as: Scwzer SGS134
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N2691HRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2004 · Schweizer SGS 1-34S/N 91 · Built 1976 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-34 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) On September 2, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. CDT, a Schweizer, model sgs 1-34 glider, N2691H, registered to north Texas soaring of Decatur, Texas, crashed during an approach to Decatur Municipal Airport, on a 14 CFR part 91 pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot suffered fatal injuries. The pilot held a private pilot certificate with glider rating. The flight originated at Decatur Municipal Airport, Texas, on September 2, 2002 at 5:45 pm CDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2002, AT 6:00 P.M. CDT, A SCHWEIZER, MODEL SGS 1-34 GLIDER, N2691H, REGISTERED TO NORTH TEXAS SOARING OF DECATUR, TEXAS, CRASHED DURING AN APPROACH TO DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH GLIDER RATING. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DECATUR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, TEXAS, ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2002 AT 5:45 PM CDT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW02FA243Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDecatur, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was lack of total experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.Sep 2, 2002 · Substantial damage