- Date
- July 3, 1970
- Place
- Walsenburg, CO · WALSENBURG, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2422WSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120877
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2847 70/7/3 WALSENBURG,COLO SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N2422W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 49, 300 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLO.SPRINGS,COLO UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RAN OUT OF LIFT ON EXTENDED X-C. HAD TO LAND IN UNSUITABLE AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2422W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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