- Date
- November 11, 1983, 12:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Fremont, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1239SSchweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831111057009A
- Case key
- 24081
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After receiving an aero tow to 3,000 ft MSL & being released 5 mi from the departure arpt, the plt thermaled for about 5 min. He then descended to 2,300 ft MSL & turned back toward the arpt. He encountered 'heavy sink' had insufficient altitude to reach the rwy. He attempted to stretch his glide & the glider stalled at 20 ft AGL about 100 yds from the arpt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1239S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 221
- Airframe hours
- 6,090
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bret G. Willat
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 29, 1983 · 45 hours before
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 14 total · 8 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1239S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.