- Date
- August 24, 1973
- Place
- Erwinna, PA · ERWINNA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1241SSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730824023669A
- Case key
- 189280
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2315 73/8/24 ERWINNA,PA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 188 TIME - 1535 N1241S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN SANT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ERWINNA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- VEERED INTO PARKED SGS233,N1174S,SUBSTL DMG. PLT HAD .3 SOLO IN TYPE. SECOND SOLO FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1241S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Sant
N1241SRegistration cancelled Aug 15, 2006 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1241S · 2
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