- Date
- July 29, 1978
- Place
- Heber, UT · HEBER, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65812Schweizer SGS2
- Status
- Completed · report September 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780729020799A
- Case key
- 140022
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2276 78/7/29 HEBER,UT SCHWEIZER SGS2 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1310 N65812 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HEBER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HEBER,UT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65812
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS2
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Heber Valley
N65812Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2013 · 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.