- Date
- May 6, 1972
- Place
- Ballston Spa, NY · BALLSTON SPA, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N91843Schweizer SGS222
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1964 72/5/6 BALLSTON SPA,NY SCHWEIZER SGS222 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1022 TIME - 1200 N91843 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SARATOGA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BALLSTON SPA,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- TOW CABLE BROKE.GLIDER STALLED IN STEEP TURN RETRNING TO FIELD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N91843
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS222
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Saratoga County
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