SEA69F0075

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS123 · East Wenatch, WA · July 28, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 28, 1968
Place
East Wenatch, WA · EAST WENATCH, WA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N10366Schweizer SGS123
Status
Completed · report January 6, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108617

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3899  68/7/28    EAST WENATCH,WASH   SCHWEIZER SGS123    CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 5052
        TIME - 1235                    N10366              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 34 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED GOING DOWN IN STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE BEHIND MT.

Aircraft

Registration
N10366
Reported as
Schweizer SGS123
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage

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.