- Date
- June 13, 1973
- Place
- Oviedo, FL · OVIEDO, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2743ZSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730613022569A
- Case key
- 190049
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2013 73/6/13 OVIEDO,FLA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 75 TOTAL TIME - 1330 N2743Z PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING SEMINOLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OVIEDO,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLEW N OF FLD SEARCHING FOR THERMAL COND,NONE FOUND UN REACH ARPT.HIT TREE DRG APCH TO ROAD.WHEELS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2743Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Seminoles
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2743Z · 1
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