- Date
- June 2, 1977
- Place
- Fairfield, PA · FAIRFIELD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N88CWSchneider LS-1
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770602014249A
- Case key
- 157310
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1247 77/6/2 FAIRFIELD,PA SCHNEIDER LS-1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 2870 TIME - 1345 N88CW PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 900 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHARNITA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRFIELD,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SOARING COMPETITION.PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TAKEOFF APT,RAN OUT OF UPDRAFTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88CW
- Reported as
- Schneider LS-1
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Charnita
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.