- Date
- June 17, 1973
- Place
- Grain Valley, MO · GRAIN VALLEY, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3908ASchweizer 1-23H
- Status
- Completed · report August 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730617019969A
- Case key
- 190174
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1751 73/6/17 GRAIN VALLEY,MO SCHWEIZER 1-23H CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 109 TIME - 1300 N3908A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST KANSAS CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAIN VALLEY,MO LOCAL 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- LDG DELAYED DUE CONFLICTING TRAFFIC ON RWY 27 AND 23.DNWND LEG LOWER THAN NORMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3908A
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-23H
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Kansas City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3908A · 1
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