- Date
- March 13, 1971
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7647Schweizer 1-34
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0833 71/3/13 MARICOPA,ARIZ SCHWEIZER 1-34 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 558 TIME - 1600 N7647 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- GLIDER WHEEL EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7647
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-34
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella
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