- Date
- July 2, 1969
- Place
- Erin, NY · ERIN, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N79TRos Johnson RJK
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2970 69/7/2 ERIN,NY ROS JOHNSON RJK CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 425 TIME - 1300 N79T PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ELMIRA,NY ELMIRA,NY ONEONTA,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- CONTD SOARING FLT TILL LIFT CONDS WERE LOST.EXTDD DIVE BRAKES,SLIPPED ACFT TO LOSE ALT,UN RECOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79T
- Reported as
- Ros Johnson RJK
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N79TRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Ross-Johnson RJKAirframe modelRoss-Johnson RJKEngine modelNONE
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.