BRIEFS OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING GLIDERS, U.S. GENERAL AVIATION, 1979

The publication contains reports on all U.S. general aviation accidents, occurring in 1979, involving gliders. Included are 54 accident briefs, 2 of which involve fatal accidents. The brief format presents the facts, conditions, circumstances, and probable cause(s)/factors(s) for each accident. Additional statistical information is tabulated by type of aircraft, phase of operation, injury index, aircraft damage, pilot age, injuries, and causal factor(s).

• Corporate Authors:

  National Transportation Safety Board

  Bureau of Technology, 800 Independence Avenue, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20594
• Publication Date: 1979

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air; Safety and security; Transportation safety
• Subject Areas: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00321362
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Systems Center
• Files: TSR
• Created Date: Oct 30 1982 12:00AM