- Date
- March 25, 1977
- Place
- Philipsburg, PA · PHILIPSBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5758SSchweizer 2-33A
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770325005379A
- Case key
- 157900
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1248 77/3/25 PHILIPSBURG,PA SCHWEIZER 2-33A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0730 N5758S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 29, 1643 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 25 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDSTATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JULIAN,PA MARSHALL,MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE, ASSOCIATED W/CLOUDS AND/OR THUNDERSTORMS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER 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- LNDD ENROUTE DUE TURBULENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5758S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Midstate
N5758SRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N5758S · 1
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