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Aviation accident WPR12LA285
NONE · SCHWEIZER SGS233 · 2012-06-09 · Truckee, CA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR12LA285- Event ID
20120702X04032- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2012-06-09
- Location
- Truckee, CA, USA
- Coordinates
- 39.319999, -120.137779
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- SCHWEIZER
- Model
- SGS233
- Registration
- N2061T
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while taking off with a gusting wind, which resulted in the glider impacting a runway sign.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown