Accident · 1994-06-08

NTSB case SEA94LA148 · SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26D · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1994-06-08
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26D (N7751S)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: WILLAMETTE VALLEY SOARING CLUB Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): WILLAMETTE VALLEY SOARING CLUB

Probable cause

PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT WAS NOT OBTAINED. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: CANOPY NOT SECURED, AND INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION.

Source: NTSB case SEA94LA148

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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