- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Chester, SC · CHESTER, SC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8083Schemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730624016989A
- Case key
- 190043
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1995 73/6/24 CHESTER,SC SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 6292 TIME - 1630 N8083 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG LDG PLT ATMTD TO AVOID WIRES THAT CROSSED FLD,L WING HIT GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8083
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Chester County
N8083Registration cancelled Apr 19, 1990 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS
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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.
Other investigations on N8083 · 1
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