- Date
- August 24, 1968
- Place
- Leesburg, VA · LEESBURG, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2440WSchwiezer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report October 16, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108863
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2780 68/8/24 LEESBURG,VA SCHWIEZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 8 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N2440W PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GODFREY FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- SAILPLANE N2440W STRUCK PIPER N78659,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2440W
- Reported as
- Schwiezer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Godfrey Field
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