- Date
- May 22, 1971
- Place
- Naperville, IL · NAPERVILLE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N688USchwiezer 1-26B
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161544
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1668 71/5/22 NAPERVILLE,ILL SCHWIEZER 1-26B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 46, 20 TOTAL TIME - 1415 N688U PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPERVILLE,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- FAILED TO DEPLOY SPOILERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N688U
- Reported as
- Schwiezer 1-26B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clow
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