Prue Irving Owen 160 N90614
11 June 1994 · Jean, Nevada, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1994 at about 18:03 local time, a Prue Irving Owen 160 registered N90614, operated by Jenista, James F., was involved in an accident near Jean, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jean, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jean Airport (0L7)
- Coordinates
- 35.7490, -115.5300
- Aircraft
- Prue Irving Owen 160
- Registration
- N90614
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Jenista, James F.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA249
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to properly connect the aileron control linkage during assembly, and his inadequate preflight which did not detect the problem before flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ON THE INITIAL TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED HE HAD NO AILERON CONTROL. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE WHEN ABOUT 20 TO 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND THE GLIDER CRASHED. THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO PROPERLY CONNECT THE AILERON CONTROL LINKAGE AND THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION DID NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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