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Aviation accident WPR19LA191
1 fatal · Bolkow PHOEBUS · 2019-07-17 · Alvord Desert, OR, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR19LA191- Event ID
20190718X24132- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2019-07-17
- Location
- Alvord Desert, OR, USA
- Coordinates
- 42.5354, -118.456
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Bolkow
- Model
- PHOEBUS
- Registration
- N112AJ
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- —
- Damage
- DEST
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
Pilot’s failure to properly respond to a slack towline during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control of the glider.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown