- Date
- April 20, 1973
- Place
- Newton, NC · NEWTON, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1UJSchleicher AS-W17
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730420009079A
- Case key
- 170596
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0946 73/4/20 NEWTON,NC SCHLEICHER AS-W17 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 60, 15600 TIME - 1400 N1UJ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEWTON CONOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,SC CHESTER,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- WHEEL EQPD.GLIDER RACE,LOST THERMAL.L WING TIP CAUGHT WEEDS.DSCNDD TOO LOW TRYING TO FIND THERMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1UJ
- Reported as
- Schleicher AS-W17
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Newton Conover
N1UJRegistration cancelled Jun 1, 2011 · Schleicher ASW-17Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-17Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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