- Date
- July 10, 1971
- Place
- Rillito, AZ · RILLITO, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7741SSchweizer 1-26
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162426
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2676 71/7/10 RILLITO,ARIZ SCHWEIZER 1-26 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2622 TIME - 1430 N7741S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,ARIZ ROUND-ROBIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 110 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 290 8 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN THERMAL LIFT.L WINGTIP HIT CONCRETE HEADGATE DRG LDG ON DIRT ROAD ADJ CANAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7741S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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