- Date
- May 29, 1971
- Place
- Matamoras, PA · MATAMORAS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3500GWolf Hirth L0-150
- Status
- Completed · report January 21, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1736 71/5/29 MATAMORAS,PA WOLF HIRTH L0-150 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N3500G PX- 0 0 0 OTHER AGE 36, 740 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 435 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DERVEND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ BLAIRSTOWN,NJ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GLIDER MEET,ROUND-ROBIN WURTSBORO,NY AND RETURN.UN MAINTAIN LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3500G
- Reported as
- Wolf Hirth L0-150
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dervend
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