- Date
- May 29, 1973
- Place
- Borrego Spg, CA · BORREGO SPG, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3835ASchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730529012129A
- Case key
- 190675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1107 73/5/29 BORREGO SPG,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1200 N3835A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORREGO AIR RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BORREGO SPG,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- MISJUDGED DIST FROM ARPT.UN MAKE NORMAL PATTERN,TRIED TO LND ON RAMP.CLRD BUSHES,WG CAUGHT WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3835A
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Borrego Air Ranch
N3835ARegistration cancelled May 8, 2015 · Schweizer SGS 1-26Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26Engine 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.