- Date
- October 8, 1967
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2769ZSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3618 67/10/8 FREMONT,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 5 TOTAL TIME - 1105 N2769Z PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKY SAILING TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LANDED TOO FAST,LOST CONTROL.STRUCK N2473W,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.STUDENT SOLOED IN UNFAMILIAR GLIDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2769Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sky Sailing
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Other investigations on N2769Z · 2
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