ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146386
Last updated: 25 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 16:55 CDT |
| Type: | I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 |
| Operator: | Greater Houston Soaring Assn |
| Registration: | N6388V |
| C/n / msn: | 364 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near the GHSA-Wallis Glideport TE71, Wallis, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | TE71 |
| TE71 |
After departing the GHSA-Wallis Glideport TE71, Wallis, Texas, the glider, a Brasov IS-28B2, N6388V, with the tail-dolly inadvertently left attached to the glider, entered a steep nose-up attitude, stalled, and in a near vertical nose dive, impacted terrain immediately after release from the tow plane.
The glider sustained substantial damage and the three passengers onboard received fatal injuries upon impact.
Sources:
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/local&id=8704973
http://blog.chron.com/newswatch/2012/06/3-dead-in-glider-crash-in-fort-bend-county/
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120618X10736&key=1
http://www.myaviation.net/search/photo_search.php?id=00033175&size=medium
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2012 01:06 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Jun-2012 09:58 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source] |
| 18-Jun-2012 13:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Damage] |
| 29-Jun-2012 12:38 | Geno | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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