- Date
- April 4, 1971
- Place
- Adelanto, CA · ADELANTO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N74675Schweizer TG-3A
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160953
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1286 71/4/4 ADELANTO,CALIF SCHWEIZER TG-3A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1600 N74675 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 32, 644 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 130 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EL MIRAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ADELANTO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT REMARKS- TOLD STDNT,6 FLT HRS TO CHG RWY DURG FNL APCH.STDNT LO,SLOW ON APCH,IP TOOK CTLS,UN REACH RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74675
- Reported as
- Schweizer TG-3A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- El Mirage
N74675Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Schweizer TG3AAirframe modelSchweizer TG3AEngine modelNONE
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