- Date
- July 3, 1977
- Place
- Bennington, VT · BENNINGTON, VT
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77VLSchneider LS-1F
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 147269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2097 77/7/3 BENNINGTON,VT SCHNEIDER LS-1F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 161 TIME - 1613 N77VL PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH ADAMS,MA RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 6 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL EQUIPPED. LOST LIFT. GLIDER MOVED FM ACCIDENT SCENE-NOT AUTHORIZED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77VL
- Reported as
- Schneider LS-1F
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N77VLRegistered now · Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS1-FAirframe modelRolladen-Schneider OHG LS1-FEngine modelNONE
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