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NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer 126 · Columbus, OH · July 26, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 26, 1964
Place
Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3903ASchweizer 126
Status
Completed · report October 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182175

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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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3-2219  64/7/26    COLUMBUS OHIO       SCHWEIZER 126       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 100
        TIME - 1300                    N3903A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBUS AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N3903A
Reported as
Schweizer 126
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Columbus Airpark

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.