ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69833
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Date: | Saturday 12 August 1995 |
Time: | 14:30 |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7592 |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 3200 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Louisburg, NC -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Louisburg, NC |
Destination airport: | Louisburg, NC |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE GLIDER INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT, DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH, HE ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT. HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT ARREST THE AIRCRAFT DESCENT PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS 33 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE OF THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS 2,762 FEET.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: ATL95LA155
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Nov-2009 04:19 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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