- Date
- October 22, 1974
- Place
- Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1228SSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741022036079A
- Case key
- 144847
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4257 74/10/22 WARREN,VT SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1794 TIME - 0951 N1228S PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN-SUGARBUSH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARREN,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: GLIDER LAUNCH/TOW EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 250 18 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PREMATURE RELEASE SYS OF GLIDER CAN BE ACTIVATED BY MOVEMENT OF SHOCK MOUNTED INSTRUMENT PANEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1228S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren-Sugarbush
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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.