- Date
- June 29, 1972
- Place
- Van Horn, TX · VAN HORN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9422Glasflugel STD LB
- Status
- Completed · report February 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2441 72/6/29 VAN HORN TEX GLASFLUGEL STD LB CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1600 N9422 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 35, 4727 TOTAL HOURS, 102 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MARFA,TEX VAN HORN TEX PECOS TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) THUNDERSTORM OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9422
- Reported as
- Glasflugel STD LB
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9422Registration cancelled Jul 23, 2007 · Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel STANDARD LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N9422 · 1
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