Glasair FT N197RL
6 October 1988 · Redding, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 October 1988 at about 21:10 local time, a Glasair FT registered N197RL was involved in an accident near Redding, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Redding, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.6001, -122.4591
- Aircraft
- Glasair FT
- Registration
- N197RL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Redding → Spokane
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DVG01
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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
ON TAKEOFF, PLT'S CANOPY CAME OPEN. WHEN PLT DIVERTED ATTENTION TO CLOSE CANOPY, ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TREE, THEN TERRAIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO CANOPY LATCH MALFUNCTION. POST ACC EXAM SHOWED THAT THE PLTS CANOPY LATCHES WERE UNDAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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