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MIA70DLG26

1970-03-29 · CATAWBA, South Carolina, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N2704Z

Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-23
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2A978

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
SCHWEIZER 1-23 · N2704Z
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
C
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Kind of flying
DF

Weather at impact

Sky
UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Wind
270° / 10 kt
Temp
70° F

Aircraft history

Serial number
000000000066

Pilot

Certificate
Commercial — instrument
Total hours
250
Age
22

Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)

SET LNDD UNDER SECOND SET.

Investigator remarks

WIRES ACROSS LNDG PATH.APCH MADE HIGH OVR FIRST

Cause factors

  • 64/C/46 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED Cause
  • 88/B/DF B
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
  • 88/3/AW 3
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS FEMALE PILOT Subordinate · 3

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 1579. Source file NTSB_1970_3_1579.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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