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| Date: | Tuesday 11 June 1991 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-34 |
| Owner/operator: | St. Louis Soaring Assn, Inc. |
| Registration: | N7634 |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highland, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A RUNWAY ON WHICH ANOTHER GLIDER HAD LANDED & HAD STOPPED ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TRIED TO LAND BEHIND THE OTHER GLIDER BUT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A DIRT MOUND.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI91LA188
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2009 11:17 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 21-Apr-2024 05:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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