- Date
- August 2, 1970
- Place
- North Plains, OR · NORTH PLAINS, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7761SSchweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201676
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3471 70/8/2 NORTH PLAINS,OREG SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1000 N7761S PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 40, 575 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 21 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAGLE GLIDER PORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH PLAINS,OREG LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- HIT FENCE AND PARKED GLIDER,DMG UNK. IP FAILED TO NOTICE SPOILER EMPLOYED ON FINAL APCH BY STUDENT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7761S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Eagle Glider Port
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