- Date
- April 8, 1972
- Place
- Fayetteville, PA · FAYETTEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2316Schleicher AS-K14
- Status
- Completed · report December 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165708
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0936 72/4/8 FAYETTEVILLE,PA SCHLEICHER AS-K14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 56, 6000 TIME - 1555 N2316 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 558 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW CUMBERLAND,PA FAYETTEVILLE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING REMARKS- LOST THERMAL LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2316
- Reported as
- Schleicher AS-K14
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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