Zina 3 N3438
15 August 1970 · Pearlblossm, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1970 at about 11:45 local time, a Zina 3 registered N3438 was involved in an accident during in flight near Pearlblossm, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearlblossm, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grey Butte
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Zina 3
- Registration
- N3438
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- El Mirage, Calif → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3498
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
SHEAR, CMPRSSN FAILURE, L WING SPAR LAMINATIONS.7 OF 10 LAMS SLIPPED.R WING SPAR CRACKED.PARACHUTED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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