- Date
- July 12, 1978
- Place
- Fitchburg, MA · FITCHBURG, MA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2RQSchempp-Hir Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780712018089A
- Case key
- 140812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2330 78/7/12 FITCHBURG,MA SCHEMPP-HIR CIRRUS CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1336 N2RQ PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 50, 1787 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 17 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FITCHBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STERLING,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- GLIDER WAS OBSERVED IN 50 DEG NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE PRIOR TO IMPACT.AUTOPSY NOT PERFORMED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2RQ
- Reported as
- Schempp-Hir Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Fitchburg
N2RQRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2009 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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