ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69497
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1998 |
| Time: | 15:08 LT |
| Type: | SZD-59 Akro |
| Owner/operator: | Eric June |
| Registration: | N59SE |
| MSN: | B-2166 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 272 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee Tahoe Airport - KTRK, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was approximately 350 feet over the trees and was having trouble gaining lift. He reported that he made a turn, slowed his airspeed to 46 knots, and applied excessive rudder in the turn. The glider entered a spin and subsequently impacted a grove of pine trees that were approximately 70 feet agl. The pilot did not report experiencing any mechanical discrepancies, but stated that he should have monitored his airspeed more carefully and should have been more careful with turn coordination.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient airspeed which resulted in a inadvertent stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA293
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2009 00:01 | DColclasure | Added |
| 05-Jun-2014 14:03 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 10:10 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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