- Date
- June 28, 1970
- Place
- Shirley, MA · SHIRLEY, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2489WSchweizer 2-33
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120578
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2792 70/6/28 SHIRLEY,MASS SCHWEIZER 2-33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 48, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N2489W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIRLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIRLEY,MASS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- AIRSPEED HIGH,HIT TREES SHORT OF RWY.ACFT WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2489W
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shirley
N2489WRegistration cancelled Jul 14, 2009 · Schweizer SGS 2-33Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33Engine modelNONE
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