- Date
- June 11, 1977
- Place
- Skull Valley, AZ · SKULL VALLEY, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N49765Schemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report July 6, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770611013299A
- Case key
- 158242
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1074 77/6/11 SKULL VALLEY,AZ SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 350 TIME - 1430 N49765 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 264 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESTRELLA,AZ RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS - ANIMAL(S) ON RUNWAY/TAXIWAY/RAMP FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST SUSTAINING LIFT.LDG AREA SELECTED OBSTRUCTED BY HORSES HAD TO LD ON UNSUITABLE AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N49765
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N49765Registered now · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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