- Date
- November 2, 1969
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5738SScweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 153603
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4301 69/11/2 JACKSONVILLE,FLA SCWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1001 TIME - 1230 N5738S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERLONG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA JACKSONVILLE,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- USED 50 FT TAXIWAY AS RWY DUE WET TERRAIN IN NORMAL AREA. L WING GR GOT IN MUD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5738S
- Reported as
- Scweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herlong
N5738SRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 2-33Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33Engine modelNONE
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