Plane Crash List

Schempp SH N15PE

21 August 1974 · Perry, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 21 August 1974 at about 13:25 local time, a Schempp SH registered N15PE was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Perry, Georgia, 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 13:25
Classification
Accident
Location
Perry, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Perry Fort Valley
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Schempp SH
Registration
N15PE
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Cordelle, Ga → S
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2772

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

WNDLT-VRBL.HI APCH EXTDD DIVE BRAKES, INITIATED FWD SLIP.ALT LOSS EXCESSIVE, HIT FENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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