- Date
- May 23, 1976
- Place
- Martins Creek, PA · MARTINS CREEK, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3STDuster BJ18
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760523013579A
- Case key
- 154054
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1419 76/5/23 NR.MARTINS CREEK,PA DUSTER BJ18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3769 TIME - 1445 N3ST PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ QUAKERTOWN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DURING CROSS COUNTRY GLIDER FLT THE AFCT LOST ALTITUDE.ON LNDG ROLL OFF APT AFCT STRUCK ROCK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3ST
- Reported as
- Duster BJ18
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.