ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70414
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| Date: | Saturday 26 December 1987 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | Rolladen-Schneider LS3 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N75FE |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 975 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Ynez, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE LEFT WING OF THE GLIDER STRUCK A TREE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING A LEFT TURN IN SINKING AIR. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AT NEARBY TRAFFIC THEN TURNED TO LOOK FORWARD INTO THE HAZY SETTING SUN WHEN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A TREETOP AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREES.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX88DUQ03
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 07:45 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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