Nelson PG185B N68580
30 June 1968 · Finleyville, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 30 June 1968 at about 16:30 local time, a Nelson PG185B registered N68580, operated by Nelson Aircraf, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Finleyville, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Finleyville, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Finleyville
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Nelson PG185B
- Registration
- N68580
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nelson Aircraf
- Operating rule
- Aircraft Manufacturer
- Purpose of flight
- Experimentation
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1970
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
POWERED GLIDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Nelson PG185B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 1965 | Nelson PG185B | Acme Pa, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |