ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71050
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Date: | Sunday 17 October 1982 |
Time: | 13:30 |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33AK |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N17965 |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 575 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mecklenburg, NY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:DURING APPROACH THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE WIND VELOCITY AND FAILED TO ALLOW FOR STRONG DOWNDRAFTS. THE GLIDER LOST ALTITUDE 4-500 FEET SHORT OF THE FIELD OVER A WOODEN AREA AND CAME TO REST IN A NOSED OVER POSITION IN THE TREES.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: NYC83LA011
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jan-2010 07:24 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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