- Date
- November 13, 1977
- Place
- Mulberry, FL · MULBERRY, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19771113035582A19771113035581A
- Case key
- 144692
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3648 77/11/13 MULBERRY,FL GLASFLUGEL 201B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 368 TIME - 1600 N826 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MULBERRY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3648 77/11/13 MULBERRY,FL SCHLEICHER ASW-17 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1298 TIME - 1630 N4AX PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 728 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MULBERRY,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - YES ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N4AX
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-17
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Glider Port
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N826
- Reported as
- Glasflugel 201B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Glider Port
N826Registration cancelled Dec 7, 2024 · Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201BAirframe modelGlasflugel STD LIBELLE 201BEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4AX · 1
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