- Date
- May 28, 1972
- Place
- Dingmans Ferry, PA · DINGMANS FERRY, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29JGSchleicher KA-6
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167107
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1886 72/5/28 DINGMANS FERRY,PA SCHLEICHER KA-6 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 52, 238 TIME - 1230 N29JG PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ WURTSBORO,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 80 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED DESCENDING AIR DURING OFF ARPT APCH. WEA BRIEF BY GLIDER MEET OFFICIAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29JG
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA-6
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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