NTSB Identification: SEA85LA059.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 27170.
Accident occurred Sunday, February 17, 1985 in RENO, NV
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS-126E, registration: N33883
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.STUDENT GLIDER PILOT WAS RIDGE FLYING IN THERMALS THEN LIFT DROPPED OFF. THE ACFT TURNED DOWNWIND, AWAY FROM RISING TERRAIN AND THE PLT MADE AN EMERGENCY OFF ARPT LANDING.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
WEATHER CONDITION..DOWNDRAFT
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS..MISJUDGED..PILOT IN COMMAND
Contributing Factors
UNSUITABLE TERRAIN OR TAKEOFF/LANDING/TAXI AREA..SELECTED..PILOT IN COMMAND
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