- Date
- May 27, 1978
- Place
- Fate, TX · FATE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7631Schweizer SGS134
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780527012139A
- Case key
- 142340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1015 78/5/27 FATE,TX SCHWEIZER SGS134 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 302 TIME - 1400 N7631 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CADDO MILLS,TX RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PILOT UNABLE TO FIND THERMAL LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7631
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS134
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7631Registration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 1-34Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-34Engine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N7631 · 1
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