ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123413
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| Date: | Saturday 9 May 1970 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 8B |
| Owner/operator: | North Bay Soaring Association Inc |
| Registration: | N4601T |
| MSN: | 8329 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairfield, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sonoma, California |
| Woodland, Califrnia | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During cross-country flight, encountered downdrafts. Attempted landing in farm field at Fairfield, California. Collided with trees in crosswinds gusting up to 20 knots. Pilot was not endorsed for solo cross country flights
Registration N4601T cancelled by the FAA on 29 July 1970
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=2332&key=0 [NTSB Identification: OAK70FVG13]
http://rcawsey.co.uk/K8.htm
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=4601T&x=7&y=8
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Sep-2012 08:24 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 16-Dec-2012 13:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Dec-2012 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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