- Date
- December 11, 1973
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2718ZSchweizer SGU222
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731211038989A
- Case key
- 187672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3593 73/12/11 SAN DIEGO,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGU222 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 54 TOTAL TIME - 1555 N2718Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORREY PINE GL PT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED 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) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- LOST SUSTAINING LIFT.ATTMPTED LDG ON DIAGONAL RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2718Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGU222
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrey Pine Gl Pt
N2718ZRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Schweizer SGU 2-22EAirframe modelSchweizer SGU 2-22EEngine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N2718Z · 1
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