- Date
- September 11, 1970
- Place
- Mokuleia, HI · MOKULEIA, HI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5703SSchweizer 2-33
- Status
- Completed · report July 19, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158462
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4005 70/9/11 MOKULEIA,HAWAII SCHWEIZER 2-33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N5703S PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 39, 2775 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 52 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOKULEIA,HAWAII LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- AUTO-TOWED,UN SUSTAIN LIFT DUE WIND DIRECTION,PLT FLEW CLOSE TO RIDGES,R WING HIT TREE 650FT MSL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5703S
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham Afb
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