- Date
- February 2, 1980
- Place
- High Springs, FL · HIGH SPRINGS, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N17964Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report March 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800202002219A
- Case key
- 134893
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0989 80/2/2 NR.HIGH SPRINGS,FL SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N17964 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUDY'S GLIDER PRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HIGH SPRINGS,FL RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- TOW ROPE FAILED.L WNG HIT GND DRG FINAL AFTER TEARDROP TURN INTO WND & BACK TO RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17964
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rudy'S Glider Prt
N17964Registration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Schweizer SGS 2-33Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33Engine modelNONE
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