NYC70D0162

NTSB accident investigation · Trager T-3 · Millville, NJ · September 14, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
September 14, 1969
Place
Millville, NJ · MILLVILLE, NJ
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9098Trager T-3
Status
Completed · report May 7, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
156695

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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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3-3952  69/9/14    MILLVILLE,NJ        TRAGER T-3          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2221
        TIME - 1230                    N9098               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLVILLE,NJ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MILLVILLE,NJ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE

Aircraft

Registration
N9098
Reported as
Trager T-3
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Millville,Nj

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.