- Date
- May 20, 1978
- Place
- Aztec, NM · AZTEC, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7590Schweizer 233A
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780520010039A
- Case key
- 141900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1388 78/5/20 AZTEC,NM SCHWEIZER 233A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N7590 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 53, 3578 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 93 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AZTEC MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AZTEC,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- GLIDER.COLLIDED WITH ROCK OR BUSH.TOW ROPE RING ON TOW ACFT SEPARATED AT APPROX 200FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7590
- Reported as
- Schweizer 233A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aztec Muni
N7590Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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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.
Other investigations on N7590 · 2
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NTSB DEN86LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDurango, COThe plt was attempting to land his glider. He said that he was unable to reach the airport and elected to land in a nearby pasture. Prior to touchdown he discovered some cattle in the field but was unable to avoid a collision with one of the animals. The…NTSB DEN83LA210Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDurango, COAfter releasing from an aerial tow about 2,000 ft AGL, the plt was unable to find lifting thermals. The glider began to descend about 800 fpm so the plt maneuvered to return to the airstrip. The glider collided with several small trees short of the rwy.