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Schweizer SGS135 N2563H

21 May 1978 · Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 May 1978 at about 14:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS135 registered N2563H was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer SGS135
Registration
N2563H
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Julian, Pa → Bedford, Pa
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1704

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

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14 Oct 1979 Schweizer SGS135
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no coordinates
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10 Nov 1979 Schweizer SGS135
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no coordinates
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5 Jun 1980 Schweizer SGS135
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no coordinates
- No injuries -

All 11 records for this type

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