- Date
- May 26, 1980
- Place
- Fairfield, PA · FAIRFIELD, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N417JJohnson HP-11A
- Status
- Completed · report August 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800526015309A
- Case key
- 131340
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0908 80/5/26 FAIRFIELD,PA JOHNSON HP-11A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1742 TIME - 1420 N417J PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 256 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FT RICHIE HELO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GETTYSBURG,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 74 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 20 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- AREAS OF LIFT DETERIORATED.CONTD INTO HILLY AREA,BUT UN TO FIND ADNL LIFT.EQUIPPED W SINGLE WHL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N417J
- Reported as
- Johnson HP-11A
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ft Richie Helo
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.