- Date
- August 7, 1977
- Place
- Rock Hill, SC · ROCK HILL, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N34176Schweizer SGS135
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770807023909A
- Case key
- 146591
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2967 77/8/7 NR.ROCK HILL,SC SCHWEIZER SGS135 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N34176 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- NOSE AND TAIL WHEEL EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34176
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS135
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N34176Registration cancelled Jun 15, 2006 · Schweizer SGS 1-35Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-35Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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