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SEA96LA147

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Schleicher Asw-19· N19KH

Date
July 5, 1996
Location
Salem, UT
Conditions
VMC
Record
Completed

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during an off-airport landing. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of thermal lift, high obstructions (transmission wires) near the edge of the field that the pilot chose to land, and a bale of hay and a fence at the far end of the field.

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