- Date
- April 26, 1973
- Place
- Paradise V., AZ · PARADISE V., AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4279ASchemp SH1
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730426010879A
- Case key
- 201662
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1000 73/4/26 PARADISE V.,ARIZ SCHEMP SH1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 140 TIME - 1630 N4279A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,ARIZ PHOENIX,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- RAN OUT OF LIFT,LND IN SCHOOL PARKING LOT. HIT SPEED CTL BUMPS & SWERVED TO AVOID FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4279A
- Reported as
- Schemp SH1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4279ARegistration cancelled Apr 7, 2017 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.