- Date
- July 30, 1973
- Place
- Kutztown, PA · KUTZTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17908Schweizer 126E
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730730020509A
- Case key
- 189546
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2028 73/7/30 KUTZTOWN,PA SCHWEIZER 126E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 7 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N17908 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KUTZTOWN AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KUTZTOWN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- HOUSE TRAILER PARKED BEYOND LANDING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17908
- Reported as
- Schweizer 126E
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kutztown Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N17908 · 1
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