Aviation Crash Map

Cherry HP16 N118PC

27 July 1986 · Llano, California, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 27 July 1986 at about 20:50 local time, a Cherry HP16 registered N118PC was involved in an accident near Llano, California, 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 20:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Llano, California, United States
Coordinates
34.4902, -117.7706
Aircraft
Cherry HP16
Registration
N118PC
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Llano → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86FA307

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

THE GLIDER PILOT DEPARTED ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AND THE WRECKAGE OF HIS GLIDER WAS SPOTTED A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR LATER. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED IN VFR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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