- Date
- October 7, 1979
- Place
- Moweaqua, IL · MOWEAQUA, IL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9917JSchweizer SGU222
- Status
- Completed · report November 26, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791007027689A
- Case key
- 133508
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2587 79/10/7 MOWEAQUA,IL SCHWEIZER SGU222 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 117 TIME - 1605 N9917J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HILVETY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOWEAQUA,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- PLT STATED-WORKED THERMAL UNTIL TOO FAR FROM ARPT TO RETURN,STALLED DRG TURN TO OPEN WHEAT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9917J
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGU222
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hilvety
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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.