- Date
- August 9, 1978
- Place
- Mt Groghan, SC · MT GROGHAN, SC
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2WHSchemp Nimbus
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780809032889A
- Case key
- 139757
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2903 78/8/9 MT GROGHAN,SC SCHEMP NIMBUS CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 850 TIME - 1530 N2WH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,SC 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 - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2WH
- Reported as
- Schemp Nimbus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
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