- Date
- July 6, 1975
- Place
- Avondale, PA · AVONDALE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N34186Schweizer SGS
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750706029759A
- Case key
- 150581
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2724 75/7/6 AVONDALE,PA SCHWEIZER SGS CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 991 TIME - 1330 N34186 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 121 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEW GARDEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEW GARDEN,PA AVONDALE,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT ATMTG LNDG AT NEARBY ARPT STRUCK WIRES BEHIND RESIDENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N34186
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- New Garden
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.