- Date
- October 29, 1978
- Place
- Georgetown, TX · GEORGETOWN, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N14501Schweizer SGS232
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781029037289A
- Case key
- 147495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3032 78/10/29 GEORGETOWN,TX SCHWEIZER SGS232 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N14501 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GEORGETOWN MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- STU PLT RELEASED AT APPROX 450FT DURING LAUNCH AFT SIGHTING PARACHUTE 750FT OFF TO RIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14501
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS232
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Georgetown Muni
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N14501 · 1
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