Schleicher K8B N4601T
9 May 1970 · Fairfield, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 May 1970 at about 15:30 local time, a Schleicher K8B registered N4601T, operated by North Bay Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairfield, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairfield, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher K8B
- Registration
- N4601T
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- North Bay Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sonoma, Calif → Woodland, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1998
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
DURG X-C FLT ENCTRD DWNDFTS, ATMTD LDG IN FARM FIELD.GUSTING 20K.PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO X-C FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher K8B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 1969 | Schleicher K8B | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 1972 | Schleicher K8B | W.bridgewater, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | MN Soaring CLU | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | ELF Soaring | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 1987 | Schleicher K8B | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Georgia Lockheed Em.rec. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2000 | Schleicher K8B | Manchester, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |