SEA81DYE34

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS233 · Issaquah, WA · June 24, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 24, 1981
Place
Issaquah, WA · ISSAQUAH, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2828HSchweizer SGS233
Status
Completed · report August 19, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810624041019A
Case key
125687

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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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3-1465  81/6/24    ISSAQUAH,WA         SCHWEIZER SGS233    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 20, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1445                    N2828H              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISSAQUAH,WA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- GLIDER ON FINAL. TOW PLANE TAXIED INTO PATH & GLIDER PLT HAD TO LND BETWEEN ACFT & FENCE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2828H
Reported as
Schweizer SGS233
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skyport

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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.