- Date
- February 11, 1968
- Place
- Rockwall, TX · ROCKWALL, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8682RSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0226 68/2/11 ROCKWALL,TEX SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 9 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N8682R PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWALL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- MISUSED SPOILERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8682R
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rockwall
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