- Date
- September 13, 1970
- Place
- Warrenton, VA · WARRENTON, VA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2440WSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145956
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3773 70/9/13 WARRENTON,VA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4008 TIME - 1400 N2440W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARRENTON AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARRENTON,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT EXTENDED BASE PAST RWY HDG.SLIPPED TO LOSE ALT DURING S TURN.PLTS SON PULLED BACK ON STICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2440W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warrenton Airpark
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Other investigations on N2440W · 3
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