- Date
- June 30, 1969
- Place
- Usaf Academy, CO · USAF ACADEMY, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2408WSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3017 69/6/30 USAF ACADEMY,COLO SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 6 TOTAL TIME - 1020 N2408W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - USAF ACADEMY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION USAF ACADEMY,COLO USAF ACADEMY,COLO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- T/O ERRATIC. INSTRUCTOR GAVE ABORT SIGNAL. PLT LIFTED OFF AND HELD STICK FULL BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2408W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Usaf Academy
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