ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70243
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| Date: | Saturday 19 August 1989 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N414LF |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Plymouth, CT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING AN APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A VERY STRONG SINK AND COLLIDED WITH TREES WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE AIRPORT. IT CRASHED 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: NYC89LA197
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Dec-2009 10:09 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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