- Date
- June 5, 1976
- Place
- Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7562Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760605013799A
- Case key
- 154024
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1355 76/6/5 WATERVILLE,WA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 147 TIME - 1550 N7562 PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EPHRATA,WA UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- REGIONAL SOARING CHAMPIONSHIP COMP.PURSUED DUST DEVIL,BFOR TFC PATTERN.FORGOT PSN OF UTILITY POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7562
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7562Registration cancelled May 8, 2013 · Schweizer SGS 1-26DAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26DEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7562 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX91LA155Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWarner Springs, CAThat the pilot used poor planning/decision and failed to maintain flying speed. Contributing to his accident was the loss of thermal lift and lack of experience in this type of aircraft.NTSB LAX84LA276Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVacaville, CAThe student, glider plt stated that he encountered a loss of lift while on the downwind side of a hill. Subsequently, he selected a field for an off-arpt landing. On final apch, the plt noticed a fence in the middle of the field & was unable to avoid it. He…