- Date
- May 16, 1965
- Place
- Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2768RSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0340 65/5/16 NR.PAPILLION NEBR SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 283 TIME - 1345 N2768R PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH OMAHA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2768R
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- South Omaha
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