- Date
- August 8, 1975
- Place
- Lancaster, TX · LANCASTER, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33910Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750808030219A
- Case key
- 150605
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2827 75/8/8 NR.LANCASTER,TX SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1820 N33910 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 62, 7700 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CADDO MILLS,TX LANCASTER,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE REMARKS- SAILPLANE PITCHED FWD,IMPACTED SURFACE DURING TURN TO FINAL FOR LNDG ON UNPREPARED LNDG SITE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33910
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N33910Registration cancelled Oct 3, 2012 · Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26EEngine 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.