- Date
- August 31, 1968
- Place
- Sharon, PA · SHARON, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2189Fournier RF4D
- Status
- Completed · report November 22, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3342 68/8/31 SHARON,PA FOURNIER RF4D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 99 TOTAL TIME - 1430 N2189 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHARON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- POWERED GLIDER
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2189
- Reported as
- Fournier RF4D
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sharon