ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70234
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| Date: | Saturday 4 November 1989 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | ICA Brasov IS-28B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N72598 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 323 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chilcoot, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE FLYING OVER A MOUNTAIN RIDGELINE, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS AND LOSS OF LIFT. HE ELECTED TO LAND AT A PRESELECTED OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE AT THE BASE OF THE RIDGELINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE HE WAS MANEUVERING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING AT THE SITE. HE HAD 3.7 HOURS PIC FLT TIME IN THE IS-28B2 GLIDER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: SEA90LA011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Nov-2009 23:17 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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