- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7596Schweizer SGS134
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780902025109A
- Case key
- 140014
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2263 78/9/2 BOULDER,CO SCHWEIZER SGS134 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 150 TIME - 1620 N7596 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BOULDER,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- FUSELAGE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7596
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS134
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boulder
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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.