ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68973
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Date: | Sunday 7 April 1996 |
Time: | 15:45 |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-34 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N7623 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Inyokern, California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:The pilot indicated that while soaring over a ridge he turned into a saddle area, and then he turned back toward the ridge. While performing these maneuvers, he encountered a high rate of sink. The pilot reported that he had not allowed sufficient height above the rapidly rising rough terrain to avoid impact.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX96LA160
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Oct-2009 06:39 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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