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Glasflugel ST LIBELLE N74162

20 July 1986 · Vacaville, California, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1986 at about 20:33 local time, a Glasflugel ST LIBELLE registered N74162 was involved in an accident near Vacaville, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:33
Classification
Accident
Location
Vacaville, California, United States
Nearest airport
Vacaville Gliderport
Coordinates
38.4100, -122.0101
Aircraft
Glasflugel ST LIBELLE
Registration
N74162
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX86LA296

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

ACCORDING TO WITNESSES THE SAILPLANE WAS TOO LOW ON THE LANDING APPRAOCH AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRETCH THE GLIDE THE PILOT STALLED THE SAILPLANE AND ENTERED A SPIN PRIOR TO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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