ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69902
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Date: | Sunday 7 November 1993 |
Time: | 12:00 |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1178S |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 2588 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Morrisville, VT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Morrisville, VT |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS SOARING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HE STATED THAT HE WAS GAINING AND LOSING ABOUT 200 FEET OF ALTITUDE AS THE GLIDER SOARED OVER THE RIDGE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH; HOWEVER, ON THE LAST TRAVERSE THE GLIDER LOST LIFT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR THE HIGH TERRAIN AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE IN MOUNTAIN SOARING.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: BFO94LA003
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2009 00:47 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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