- Date
- September 17, 1970
- Place
- Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7543Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 144870
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3763 70/9/17 KUTZTOWN,PA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 73, 119 TIME - 1050 N7543 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KUTZTOWN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- R WG HIT PARKED PIPER PA-28,N9743W,SUBSTL DMG. PLT STATED PA-28 WAS ABOUT 3 FT FROM NORMAL SPOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7543
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kutztown
N7543Registration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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