- Date
- April 16, 1977
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7709SSchweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770416007989A
- Case key
- 157344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0580 77/4/16 VACAVILLE,CA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 45 TOTAL TIME - 0950 N7709S PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VACAVILLE GLDRPRT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VACAVILLE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7709S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vacaville Gldrprt
N7709SRegistration cancelled Jul 31, 2021 · Schweizer SGS 1-26DAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26DEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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