Hutchinson VHS-1 N4624V
15 June 1968 · Adelanto, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 June 1968 at about 10:30 local time, a Hutchinson VHS-1 registered N4624V was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Adelanto, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adelanto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- El Mirage
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Hutchinson VHS-1
- Registration
- N4624V
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1828
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
ELEVATOR TRIM FULL DOWN. FIRST FLT IN TYPE ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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