- Date
- July 23, 1977
- Place
- Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8615RSchweizer 1-26
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770723031599A
- Case key
- 145832
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2684 77/7/23 HUNTLEY,IL SCHWEIZER 1-26 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 55, 22 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N8615R PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AAVANG RLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUNTLEY,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- OVERSHOT APCH,SPOILERS NOT DEPLOYED.AVOIDING OBSTRUCTIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8615R
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aavang Rla
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.