Incident report
SCHWEIZER SGS233 crash near Springfield, Vermont, United States
unknown2017-05-20
Summary
The student pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the glider landing short of the runway in trees.
Incident details
Date
2017-05-20
Location
Springfield, Vermont, United States
Aircraft
SCHWEIZER SGS233
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Pilot error
Phase of flight
landing
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗43.3436, -72.5172
Quick stats
Severityunknown
Fatalities0
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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