- Date
- January 17, 1976
- Place
- Edison, CA · EDISON, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55JHSportavia RF-5B
- Status
- Completed · report February 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760117000929A
- Case key
- 151955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0049 76/1/17 EDISON,CA SPORTAVIA RF-5B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 285 TIME - 1200 N55JH PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLUMBIA,CA LONG BEACH,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL POWERED GLIDER. LND ON FARM RD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55JH
- Reported as
- Sportavia RF-5B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N55JHRegistration cancelled Jun 4, 1976 · Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBERAirframe modelSportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER
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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.