DEN75DQA13

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS232 · Albuquerque, NM · September 1, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 1, 1974
Place
Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5826VSchweizer SGS232
Status
Completed · report September 25, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740901027599A
Case key
134410

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2532   74/9/1    ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX   SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1220                    N5826V              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE UNK/NR, 274 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CORONADO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- MISUSED SPEED BRAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N5826V
Reported as
Schweizer SGS232
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Coronado

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N5826V · 3

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