- Date
- September 7, 1969
- Place
- Aurora, OR · AURORA, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5924Bergfalke II-55
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1960
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157055
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3986 69/9/7 AURORA,OREG BERGFALKE II-55 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N5924 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 34, 391 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AURORA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,OREG AURORA,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA REMARKS- RET TO FLD TOO LOW FOR NORMAL PATTERN. DIDNT USE FIRST AVAIL RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5924
- Reported as
- Bergfalke II-55
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aurora
N5924Registration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Scheibe BERGFALKE II-55Airframe modelScheibe BERGFALKE II-55Engine modelNONE
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Other investigations on N5924 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA95LA069Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBozeman, MTThe pilot misjudged his altitude and distance from the runway. A factor was the pilot's failure to obtain the current altimeter setting.NTSB MKC86LA174Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHutchinson, KSThe pilot stated that he performed what he thought was a thorough pre-flight inspection, including the installation of the horizontal tail, before he pushed the aircraft onto the runway and hooked the tow line. Immediately after liftoff, the pilot further…