- Date
- September 14, 1985, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Hampshire, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7627Schweizer 134
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850914051009A
- Case key
- 13214
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Abrupt maneuver
Altitude - excessiveCause
Spoiler extension - not performedCause
Lack of familiarity with aircraftFactor
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The pilot reportedly failed to use spoilers on final. The approach was high so he attempted a 180 degree turn at the departure end of the runway. The glider stalled and collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7627
- Reported as
- Schweizer 134
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 7
- Airframe hours
- 1,130
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sky Soaring, Inc.
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 20, 1985 · 8 hours before
- Airport
- Unknown
N7627Registered now · Schweizer SGS 1-34Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-34Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 135 total · 1 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.