Prue 215A N454Y
14 July 1966 · Wilbur Nebr, Nebraska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 July 1966 at about 17:05 local time, a Prue 215A registered N454Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wilbur Nebr, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wilbur Nebr, Nebraska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wilbur Municipal
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Prue 215A
- Registration
- N454Y
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2776
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
SAILPLANE DISTANCE FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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