- Date
- November 23, 1979
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL · WINTER HAVEN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N60ASJantar STD SZD-41
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791123035139A
- Case key
- 133322
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3688 79/11/23 NR.WINTER HAVEN,FL JANTAR STD SZD-41 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1510 N60AS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 2237 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 6 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILBERT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FL ROUND ROBIN & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- WND GUSTING 15KTS.ENCOUNTERED HEAD WINDS & LACK OF UPDFTS DRG LAST LEG OF ROUND ROBIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N60AS
- Reported as
- Jantar STD SZD-41
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gilbert
N60ASRegistered now · Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARDAirframe modelSzybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln 41A JANTAR STANDARDEngine modelNONE
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.