- Date
- May 29, 1977
- Place
- Waterville, WA · WATERVILLE, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N19FZSchleicher ASW-19
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770529012879A
- Case key
- 147145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1684 77/5/29 WATERVILLE,WA SCHLEICHER ASW-19 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3814 TIME - 1730 N19FZ PX- 0 0 0 AIR SHOW/RACING TOTAL HOURS, 60 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 HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- LOST THERMAL ACTIVITY.LNDD IN FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N19FZ
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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