- Date
- December 27, 1977
- Place
- Warren, VT · WARREN, VT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2432WSchweizer SGS232
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771227041509A
- Case key
- 143864
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3929 77/12/27 WARREN,VT SCHWEIZER SGS232 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1400 N2432W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 47, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WARREN SUGERBUSH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WARREN,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- R WING AND WING TIP WHEEL DUG INTO THE CRUSTED 5NOW.UN FIND THERMAL LIFT ENCTRD HEADWINDS LOW ACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2432W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS232
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Warren Sugerbush
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.