- Date
- May 23, 1972
- Place
- W.Bridgewater, VT · W.BRIDGEWATER, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1164Schleicher K8B
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2240 72/5/23 W.BRIDGEWATER,VT SCHLEICHER K8B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N1164 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 104 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 77 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTLAND STATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARREN,VT ROUND-ROBIN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER REMARKS- UN MAINTAIN LIFT.CRASHED DRG LOW ALT MANUEVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1164
- Reported as
- Schleicher K8B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rutland State
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