- Date
- October 31, 1968
- Place
- Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9912JSchweizer SGS232
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107655
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4335 68/10/31 WARREN,VT SCHWEIZER SGS232 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N9912J PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 21, 611 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 11 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: SPEED BRAKE SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FROZEN, MOISTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH WEATHER - ICING CONDITIONS-INCLUDES SLEET,FREEZING RAIN,ETC. WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 28 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE REMARKS- DIVE BRAKE FROZE IN FLT. ACFT STRUCK FENCE POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9912J
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS232
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren
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