MIA67F0434

NTSB accident investigation · Schweitzer TG-3A · Eagleville, TN · March 12, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 12, 1967
Place
Eagleville, TN · EAGLEVILLE, TN
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1438MSchweitzer TG-3A
Status
Completed · report August 16, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
119160

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0220  67/3/12    EAGLEVILLE,TENN     SCHWEITZER TG-3A    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 83 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N1438M              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLEVILLE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N1438M
Reported as
Schweitzer TG-3A
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Eagleville

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.