ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40290
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Date: | Saturday 9 June 1990 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Rolladen-Schneider LS3-a |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N116TD |
MSN: | 3398 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Vacaville, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (CA58) |
Destination airport: | (CA58) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER APPEARED TO BE WORKING THERMALS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER ENTERED A STALL THEN A SPIN. THE SPIN WAS REPORTED TO CONTINUE TO GROUND IMPACT. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE. CAUSE: THE PILOT'S INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001212X23453 NTSB Identification: LAX90LA212
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
08-Nov-2009 09:31 |
DColclasure |
Updated |
21-Dec-2016 19:23 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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