- Date
- April 26, 1975
- Place
- Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1103SSchweizer I-26E
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750426013029A
- Case key
- 132417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0787 75/4/26 BLAIRSTOWN,NJ SCHWEIZER I-26E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 530 TIME - 1230 N1103S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ LOCAL 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) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOST ALTITUDE BEYOND RANGE OF AIRPORT,SELECTED OPEN FIELD,UNDERSHOT APPROACH,STRUCK TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1103S
- Reported as
- Schweizer I-26E
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1103SRegistration cancelled Sep 8, 2014 · Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26EEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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