- Date
- August 8, 1971
- Place
- Hilltown, PA · HILLTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7607Schweizer SGS134
- Status
- Completed · report March 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162887
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2948 71/8/8 HILLTOWN,PA SCHWEIZER SGS134 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3450 TIME - 0920 N7607 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILADELPHIA GLID DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLTOWN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PLT WAS TOO HI ON APCH,DIDNT USE DIVE BRAKES. MADE 360 DEG TURN TO 2ND APCH. HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7607
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS134
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Philadelphia Glid
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