Fournier RF-4D N7726
26 June 1971 · Chino, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1971 at about 20:10 local time, a Fournier RF-4D registered N7726, operated by RWC Sales, Inc, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Chino, California, 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 20:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chino, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chino
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Fournier RF-4D
- Registration
- N7726
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- RWC Sales, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2498
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
PWRD SAILPLANE, RETRACTABLE WHEEL.HIT RWY HARD AFTR APPLYING SPOILER.1ST FLT.BRIEFED BY OWNERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Fournier RF-4D accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 1969 | Fournier RF-4D | Pella, Iowa, United States | Wonder Whip Co | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |