NYC65D0242

NTSB accident investigation · Schemp SH1 · Strasburg, VA · May 31, 1965

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 31, 1965
Place
Strasburg, VA · STRASBURG, VA
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N814ZSchemp SH1
Status
Completed · report July 20, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
177852

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1171  65/5/31    STRASBURG VA        SCHEMP SH1          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 460
        TIME - 1550                    N814Z               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N814Z
Reported as
Schemp SH1
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage

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.