- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2795ZSchweizer 1-26
- Status
- Completed · report January 6, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1485 71/5/2 MARICOPA,ARIZ SCHWEIZER 1-26 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 16, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N2795Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT.SELECTED AREA CLEARED FOR PIPELINE,TALL SAGUARO CACTUS BOTH SIDES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2795Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport