- Date
- August 21, 1979
- Place
- Sun Valley, NV · SUN VALLEY, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2632HSchweizer 1-35C
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790821020009A
- Case key
- 135224
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1869 79/8/21 SUN VALLEY,NV SCHWEIZER 1-35C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1812 N2632H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 31, 2265 TOTAL HOURS, 24 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP RENO,NV RETURN ROUND ROBIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 72 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DETERIORATION OF THERMALS LED TO PRE-MATURE LNDG DRG GLIDER X-COUNTRY.COLLIDE W ROAD SIGN POSTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2632H
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-35C
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno-Stead Airpor
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.