- Date
- April 1, 1978
- Place
- New River, AZ · NEW RIVER, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7754SSchweizer 1-26D
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780401006959A
- Case key
- 142671
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0580 78/4/1 NR.NEW RIVER,AZ SCHWEIZER 1-26D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 16, 139 TIME - 1520 N7754S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 84 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLEASANT VALLEY,AZ NORTHERN,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7754S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26D
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7754S · 2
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