- Date
- October 8, 1967
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2430WSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3864 67/10/8 ADELANTO,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1300 N2430W PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 43, 634 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 38 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC-OVERHEATED STEEL SKID SHOE IGNITED COVERING. REMARKS- GLIDER SLID APPROX 265 FT ON EL MIRAGE DRY LAKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2430W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage
N2430WRegistration cancelled Nov 27, 2019 · Schweizer SGS 2-33Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33Engine modelNONE
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