- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Place
- Roanoke, IN · ROANOKE, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4297Schleicher KA-6
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780604023199A
- Case key
- 140661
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2125 78/6/4 ROANOKE,IN SCHLEICHER KA-6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 161 TIME - 1400 N4297 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTPELIER,OH PERU,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4297
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA-6
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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