- Date
- September 9, 1979
- Place
- Wurtsboro, NY · WURTSBORO, NY
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N227PNSchleicher KA6
- Status
- Completed · report January 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790909027639A
- Case key
- 133240
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3580 79/9/9 WURTSBORO,NY SCHLEICHER KA6 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 72, 1169 TIME - 1600 N227PN PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 274 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WURTSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WURTSBORO,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- TALL GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N227PN
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA6
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Wurtsboro
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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.