Berkshire 70 N4KX
20 September 1975 · Heber City, Utah, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 20 September 1975 at about 14:15 local time, a Berkshire 70 registered N4KX was involved in an accident during in flight near Heber City, Utah, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Heber City, Utah, United States
- Nearest airport
- Heber Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Berkshire 70
- Registration
- N4KX
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3061
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
GLIDER FLOWN AT REDLINE AIRSPEED.AERODYNAMIC FLUTTER OCCURRED.PLT PARACHUTED OK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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