- Date
- August 22, 1977
- Place
- Hinckley, IL · HINCKLEY, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2653HSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770822042439A
- Case key
- 145597
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4272 77/8/22 HINCKLEY,IL SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 72 TOTAL TIME - 1426 N2653H PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HINCKLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HINCKLEY,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: OTHER FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- FLIGHT MANUAL AND CG PLACARD DID NOT REFLECT MOVABLE SEAT CG CHANGES.CG .43IN OUT OF REAR LIMITS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2653H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hinckley
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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.