- Date
- July 22, 1968
- Place
- Fort Davis, TX · FORT DAVIS, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3846ASchweizer SGS123
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109221
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2427 68/7/22 FORT DAVIS,TEX SCHWEIZER SGS123 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 34, 211 TIME - 1305 N3846A PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- THERMALS SUBSIDED.PLT TRIED TO LAND ON HIWAY,CAR CAUSED EXTENDED APPCH,LNDG ON CURVE.STRUCK POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3846A
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS123
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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