- Date
- August 2, 1975
- Place
- Newark Valley, NY · NEWARK VALLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N770SYPhoebus B1
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149897
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2019 75/8/2 NEWARK VALLEY,NY PHOEBUS B1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1430 N770SY PX- 0 0 0 OTHER 41, 13120 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 140 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HARRIS HILL,NY RETURN BINGHAMTON,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS NONE CALM TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD SVR UP AND DOWN DRAFTS ON FINAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N770SY
- Reported as
- Phoebus B1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N770SYRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Entwicklungsgemeinschaft PHOEBUS B1Airframe modelEntwicklungsgemeinschaft PHOEBUS B1Engine modelNONE
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