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| Date: | Tuesday 26 April 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | ICA Brasov IS-29D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N91419 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Ephrata, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER THERMAL ACTIVITY SUBSIDED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN AREA OF LIFT. HE ELECTED TO LAND IN THE LAST CULTIVATED FIELD BEFORE REACHING AN AREA OF SAGE BRUSH. REPORTEDLY, A DUST DEVIL WAS ENCOUNTERED DURING TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND & THE GLIDER TURNED ABOUT 110 DEG. THE RIGHT WING & FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE GLIDER SKIDDED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: SEA83LA109
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