NONE · Schweizer SGS 1-35 · 2000-05-06 · SEASIDE, OR, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA00LA085
Event ID
20001212X21120
Type
Accident
Date
2000-05-06
Location
SEASIDE, OR, USA
Coordinates
45.849369, -123.570091
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-35
Registration
N34173
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's improper decision to continue to a point where he could not be assured of reaching a safe landing-out site if he encountered an area of significant sink after departing his planned route of flight. Factors include downdrafts, terrain that contained no suitable landing sites, and trees at the location where the pilot found it necessary to execute a forced landing.