- Date
- November 23, 1979
- Place
- Lakeland, FL · LAKELAND, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N34185Schweizer SGS135
- Status
- Completed · report February 13, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791123034719A
- Case key
- 132739
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3802 79/11/23 NR.LAKELAND,FL SCHWEIZER SGS135 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1545 N34185 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 251 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 81 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINTER HAVEN,FL. LAKELAND,FL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34185
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS135
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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