- Date
- July 30, 1978
- Place
- Hilltown, PA · HILLTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2467WSchweizer 233
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780730020439A
- Case key
- 139568
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2598 78/7/30 HILLTOWN,PA SCHWEIZER 233 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 44, 25 TOTAL TIME - 1540 N2467W PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - P GLIDERPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HILLTOWN,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 10 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HEAVY SINK RATE,HIT TOP OF TREE DURING TURN TO FINAL. WIND GUSTING TO 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2467W
- Reported as
- Schweizer 233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- P Gliderport
N2467WRegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 2-33Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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