- Date
- September 13, 1975
- Place
- Fairfield, PA · FAIRFIELD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6485Schemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750913029519A
- Case key
- 150865
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2728 75/9/13 FAIRFIELD,PA SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1695 TIME - 1500 N6485 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 217 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARNTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND 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 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- LOSS OF LIFT DUE TO WIND SHIFT ON GLIDER FLIGHT.STRUCK LEE SIDE OF MTN.ACFT WHEEL EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6485
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charnta
N6485Registered now · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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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.