- Date
- April 19, 1975
- Place
- St Charles, MO · ST CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17877Schweizer 2-33A
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750419008019A
- Case key
- 148583
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0730 75/4/19 ST CHARLES,MO SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE TIME - 1330 N17877 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 32, 692 TOTAL HOURS, 37 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST CHARLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST CHARLES,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- GLIDER IN HIGH TOW PSN.LOST SIGHT OF TOW PLANE,RLSD ABT 300FT AGL.EQUIP & PERSONNEL ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17877
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Charles
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.