- Date
- September 2, 1978
- Place
- Freeport, PA · FREEPORT, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33941Schweizer 2-33
- Status
- Completed · report December 19, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780902032029A
- Case key
- 139286
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3344 78/9/2 FREEPORT,PA SCHWEIZER 2-33 CR- 0 1 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 52, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N33941 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CADOGAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREEPORT,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- GLIDER SINGLE WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33941
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cadogan
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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.