- Date
- June 10, 1978
- Place
- Plymouth, MA · PLYMOUTH, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N17958Schweizer 233A
- Status
- Completed · report November 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780610019359A
- Case key
- 140327
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3064 78/6/10 PLYMOUTH,MA SCHWEIZER 233A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 35, 19 TOTAL TIME - 1305 N17958 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLYMOUTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17958
- Reported as
- Schweizer 233A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Plymouth
N17958Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2012 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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