ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69987
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1990 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Leffler/McFarlane LM-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9646Z |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 400 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierraville, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF A GLIDER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LIFT GENERATION AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A MEADOW. DURING THE APPROACH HIS RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND PITCHED DOWN. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX90DXQ02
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2009 09:31 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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