- Date
- April 22, 1973
- Place
- Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7626Schweizer SGS134
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730422012349A
- Case key
- 170471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1118 73/4/22 TEHACHAPI,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS134 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 667 TIME - 1445 N7626 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TEHACHAPI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEHACHAPI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- RETRACTABLE WHEEL EQUIPT.PLT ENTERED TFC PAT TOO LOW.LOW ON FINAL APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7626
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS134
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tehachapi
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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.