- Date
- October 26, 1969
- Place
- Hanover, NJ · HANOVER, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Status
- Completed · report September 10, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154245
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4721 69/10/26 HANOVER,NJ SCHEMP SH-1 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 92 TOTAL TIME - 1445 N103AH PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HANOVER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HANOVER,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- GLIDER R WG INSTALLED SO THAT AILERON AUTO CONNECTOR BETWEEN FUSELAGE AND WG IMPROPERLY CONNECTED.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N103AH
- Reported as
- Schemp SH-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover
N103AHRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 1975 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Engine 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.
- Registration
- N103AH
- Reported as
- Schemp SH-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hanover
N103AHRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 1975 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD AUSTRIA SH1Engine 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.