ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69902
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| Date: | Sunday 7 November 1993 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Peter H Smyth |
| Registration: | N1178S |
| MSN: | 228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| 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: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN SOARING WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE RIDGE AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE HIGH TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB 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] |
| 10-Apr-2024 10:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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