Nelson Perl PG-185 N68959

24 July 1977 · Livermore, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 24 July 1977 at about 14:45 local time, a Nelson Perl PG-185 registered N68959 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Livermore, California, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 24 July 1977 at 14:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Livermore, California, United States
Nearest airport: Hummingbirdhaven
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Nelson Perl PG-185
Registration: N68959
Category: Glider
Engines: 1
Operator: Not recorded
Operating rule: Private Owner
Purpose of flight: Pleasure
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-1796

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
2	0	1	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

FUEL SHUTOFF VLV OBSTRUCTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-1796, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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