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| Date: | Saturday 18 July 1987 |
| Time: | 12:44 |
| Type: | ICA Brasov IS-28B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N125FD |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 259 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Perris, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE TOW PLT RPRTD THAT DRG TAKEOFF, HE FELT THE GLIDER RELEASE AT ABOUT 200' AGL. THE PURPOSE OF THE RELEASE WAS TO PRACTICE A ROPE BREAK. AFTER BEING RELEASED, THE GLIDER MANEUVERED BACK TOWARD THE ARPT, BUT IT HIT A TREE & A POWER LINE BEFORE REACHING THE PLANNED LANDING AREA & CRASHED. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD ONLY 2.4 HRS OF FLT TIME IN THIS MAKE & MODEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX87LA272
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 07:11 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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