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NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer 123H · Jal, NM · August 22, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 22, 1964
Place
Jal, NM · JAL, NM
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N10382Schweizer 123H
Status
Completed · report November 3, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181884

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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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3-2597  64/8/22    JAL N MEX           SCHWEIZER 123H      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 38, 148
        TIME - 1615                    N10382              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH BRUSH.

Aircraft

Registration
N10382
Reported as
Schweizer 123H
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.