- Date
- August 2, 1975
- Place
- Franconia, NH · FRANCONIA, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N34431Schweizer 126D
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750802024259A
- Case key
- 149973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2006 75/8/2 FRANCONIA,NH SCHWEIZER 126D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 819 TIME - 1610 N34431 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRANCONIA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FRANCONIA,NH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- GLIDER ENGAGED IN RIDGE FLYING EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT.FLT TOO LOW FOR TRRN CLNC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34431
- Reported as
- Schweizer 126D
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Franconia
N34431Registration cancelled Oct 27, 2017 · Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26EEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N34431 · 1
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