- Date
- March 28, 1970
- Place
- Chandler, AZ · CHANDLER, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2478WSchweizer 1-26B
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 134627
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1538 70/3/28 CHANDLER,ARIZ SCHWEIZER 1-26B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 308 TIME - 1645 N2478W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHANDLER MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHANDLER,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN ALT,ELECTED OFF-FLD LDG.STRUCK GND AVOIDING TELEPHONE WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2478W
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chandler Mun
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Other investigations on N2478W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA95LA217Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMorgan, UTFailure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering to land after a low altitude tow release, which resulted in a stall/spin and collision with terrain.NTSB LAX83LA209Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChula Vista, CAThe plt reported that he was soaring along the west slope of a small mountain when he inadvertently entered an area where the wind was obstructed by terrain features. His airspeed deteriorated & he tried to turn toward an area where he could obtain lift.…