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Date: | Monday 28 May 1990 |
Time: | 15:45 |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N126DB |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 677 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wallkill, NY -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Wallkill, NY |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:A STUDENT PILOT FLYING A GLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER A SPIN WHILE TURNING BASE LEG FOR LANDING. RECOVERY WAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO IMPACTING THE GROUND. WHEN INTERVIEWED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT SAID 'I HAD TOO MANY THINGS ON MY MIND...'
Sources:
NTSB Identification: NYC90LA115
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Nov-2009 09:32 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |