- Date
- July 7, 1984, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Welch, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2961HSchweizer SGS 1-26E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840707030789A
- Case key
- 21391
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Analysis
The plt was participating in a national x-country contest. After aprx 6 hrs of flt, he elected to land in a circular irrigated cotton field. During a 2nd 360 deg turn over the intended landing area, at aprx 100 ft AGL, the glider's left wing dropped about 60 deg & it entered a steep nose down attitude & crashed. No preimpact mechanical problem was found. The density alt was aprx 6000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2961H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-26E
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 681
- Airframe hours
- 1,215
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- U.S.A.F. Academy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- HBB · Hobbs, NM
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 221 total · 14 in this make and model · 138 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 7 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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