- Date
- November 8, 1964
- Place
- Cedar Falls, ID · CEDAR FALLS, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2714ZSchweizer 126A
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3438 64/11/8 CEDAR FALLS ID SCHWEIZER 126A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 500 TIME - 1530 N2714Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHN MCCARTER S TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2714Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer 126A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- John Mccarter S
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