ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71003
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| Date: | Sunday 25 April 1982 |
| Time: | 15:50 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N79RC |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 253 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moultonboro, NH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
SEVERAL WITNESSES SAW THE GLIDER CIRCLE OVER THE AIRPORT BEFORE IT CRASHED. ONE OF THE WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER WAS ABOUT 50 TO 100 FT HIGH AND WAS COMING IN NORMALLY WHEN IT SUDDENLY NOSE-DIVED AND HEADED ALMOST VERTICALLY TOWARD THE GROUND. THE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND DID NOT RECALL ANYTHING PERTAINING TO THE ACCIDENT
Sources:
NTSB Identification: NYC82DNC08
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 09:58 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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