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NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer 1-26 · Moretown, VT · August 21, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 21, 1964
Place
Moretown, VT · MORETOWN, VT
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N3832ASchweizer 1-26
Status
Completed · report August 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182741

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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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2-1013  64/8/21    MORETOWN VT         SCHWEIZER 1-26      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 25 TOTAL
        TIME - 1343                    N3832A              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
          MISC-SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AT IMPACT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N3832A
Reported as
Schweizer 1-26
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage

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.