- Date
- June 14, 1979
- Place
- Shirley, NY · SHIRLEY, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2712HSchweizer SG1-26
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790614014349A
- Case key
- 135969
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1927 79/6/14 SHIRLEY,NY SCHWEIZER SG1-26 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1300 N2712H PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BROOKHAVEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIRLEY,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- CENTERLINE FIXED LDG GEAR. COLLIDED WITH RWY END IDENTIFIER LIGHTS 42 INCHES HIGH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2712H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SG1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Brookhaven
N2712HRegistration cancelled Sep 20, 2012 · Schweizer SGS 1-26EAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26EEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2712H · 1
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