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Aviation accident NYC06CA198
MINR · Schempp-Hirth Discus-2CT · 2006-08-08 · Julian, PA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
NYC06CA198- Event ID
20061003X01439- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2006-08-08
- Location
- Julian, PA, USA
- Coordinates
- 40.865833, -77.940277
Injuries
- Highest injury
- MINR
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 1
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Schempp-Hirth
- Model
- Discus-2CT
- Registration
- N93FR
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DUSK
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's delayed decision to restart the glider's engine. A factor in the accident was a loss of thermal lift.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown