Pratt-Reid LNE-1 N53265
11 June 1966 · Livermore Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 June 1966 at about 15:00 local time, a Pratt-Reid LNE-1 registered N53265, operated by Ames Soaring C, was involved in an accident during in flight near Livermore Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Livermore Calif, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hummingbird Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Pratt-Reid LNE-1
- Registration
- N53265
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Ames Soaring C
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0178
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
PILOTS LOST SIGHT OF EACH OTHER>S GLIDER WHILE CLIMB IN SAME THERMAL N53265 BELOW OVERTOOK N3858A.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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