- Date
- February 3, 1979
- Place
- Blairstown, NJ · BLAIRSTOWN, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N33986Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report March 8, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790203002139A
- Case key
- 137764
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0186 79/2/3 BLAIRSTOWN,NJ SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 1 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 1965 TIME - 1600 N33986 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 1811 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAIRSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLAIRSTOWN,NJ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- FIXED CENTER TIRE. TOW LINE BROKE. PLT ATMTD TO RETURN TO ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33986
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blairstown
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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.