Kasper BKB N2991G
6 November 1971 · Arlington, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 November 1971 at about 12:05 local time, a Kasper BKB registered N2991G was involved in an accident during in flight near Arlington, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arlington, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Canaday
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Kasper BKB
- Registration
- N2991G
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4039
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
TAILLESS GLIDER. WG FAILED DURING INVERTED HI SPEED DESCENT. PLT HAD CHUTE, DIDNT BAIL OUT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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