LAX71DUJ04

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS232 · Sentinel, AZ · June 10, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 10, 1971
Place
Sentinel, AZ · SENTINEL, AZ
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2427WSchweizer SGS232
Status
Completed · report March 15, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162323

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2802  71/6/10    SENTINEL,ARIZ       SCHWEIZER SGS232    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 353
        TIME - 1600                    N2427W              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 293 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESTRELLA,ARIZ               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ACFT BEING RCVRD BY TOW PICK-UP,PREV FRCD LDG.TOW PLANE HIT DIRT BNK,GLIDER RLSD DRG CLBOUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N2427W
Reported as
Schweizer SGS232
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage