- Date
- August 5, 1984, 15:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2712HSchweizer SGS 1-26E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840805038449A
- Case key
- 35730
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that when he released his glider at 2500 feet, soaring conditions were good. Conditions deteriorated which resulted in no lift and altitude was insufficient to safely return to the departure airport. The pilot attempted to land off the airport and the wing tip struck a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2712H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-26E
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 679
- Airframe hours
- 453
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Yankee Aviation
- Registered owner
- Thomas W Ellis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 2, 1984 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- PYM · Plymouth, MA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 12 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2712H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.