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Schweizer 2-33A N1232

8 September 1978 · Black Forest, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 8 September 1978 at about 13:30 local time, a Schweizer 2-33A registered N1232, operated by Wave Flight In, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Black Forest, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Black Forest, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
Black Forest
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schweizer 2-33A
Registration
N1232
Category
Glider
Operator
Wave Flight In
Operating rule
Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2747

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 0 0

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.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SINGLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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