- Date
- April 27, 1974
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7778SSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740427013489A
- Case key
- 124333
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1228 74/4/27 PHOENIX,ARIZ SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 20, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N7778S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PHOENIX,ARIZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SNGLE WHEEL GR. NO UNICOM AT TURF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7778S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Turf
N7778SRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2002 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7778S · 1
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