- Date
- August 25, 1974
- Place
- Marion, OH · MARION, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19740825028711A19740825028712A
- Case key
- 136850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 74/8/25 MARION,OHIO SCHWEIZER 1-26B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N3818A PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT REMARKS- THERMALING BEHIND OTR GLIDER.OUTBD 10FT OF L WING AND AILERON SEPRTD.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2761 74/8/25 MARION,OHIO BRIEGLEB BG-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N1297 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARION MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARION,OHIO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT REMARKS- EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT GLIDER.REVERSED COURSE IN THERMAL,SAW OTR ACFT TOO LATE TO AVOID COLLISION.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1297
- Reported as
- Briegleb BG-12
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marion Muni
N1297Registered now · Pheffer-Chaney BRIEGLEB BG-12BDAirframe modelPheffer-Chaney BRIEGLEB BG-12BDEngine modelNONE
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N3818A
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Marion Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.