ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70547
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| Date: | Sunday 8 April 1984 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4450N |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 472 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Vernon, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SAILPLANE ENCOUNTERED DETERIDRATING THERMALS & ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING AS HE DID NOT THINK HE COULD REACH THE AIRPORT. HE OVERSHOT THE SELECTED FIELD IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MISS SOME WIRES AT THE APCH END OF THE FIELD DESPITETHE USE OF SPOILERS & SIDE SLIPPING. THE ACFT STRUCK A DITCH ON ROLLOUT.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: SEA84LA080
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2009 11:28 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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