- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Place
- Shirley, NY · SHIRLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7555Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730724022809A
- Case key
- 189592
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1983 73/7/24 SHIRLEY,NY SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 2345 TIME - 1145 N7555 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIRLEY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. REMARKS- WIND SHIFTED PILOT DID NOT RELEASE TOW ROPE.SWERVED INTO PARKED PIPER PA-18 N4410Z.ACFT WHEEL EQPD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7555
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brookhaven
N7555Registration cancelled Feb 4, 2023 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N7555 · 1
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