- Date
- July 13, 1981
- Place
- Hobbs, NM · HOBBS, NM
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N52ABSchneider LS-4
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810713040709A
- Case key
- 125126
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1695 81/7/13 HOBBS,NM SCHNEIDER LS-4 CR- 0 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1730 N52AB PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING AGE 58, 6400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 68 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOBBS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOBBS,NM LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 93 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 135 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD DWNDFTS DRG ENROUTE DSCNT,UN TO REACH ARPT.STRUCK PWR LNS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N52AB
- Reported as
- Schneider LS-4
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hobbs
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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.