- Date
- November 10, 1979
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N40BSSchweizer SGS135
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791110034289A
- Case key
- 134829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2899 79/11/10 SAN DIEGO,CA SCHWEIZER SGS135 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 24 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N40BS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BORDERLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN STALL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT STATED-AFTER OVERSHOOT,STALLED DRG TURN BACK TO ARPT TO AVOID LNDG IN LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N40BS
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS135
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Borderland
N40BSRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 1-35Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-35Engine modelNONE
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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.