Cherokee 11 N3118G
10 July 1968 · Pearblossom, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 July 1968 at about 11:03 local time, a Cherokee 11 registered N3118G was involved in an accident during in flight near Pearblossom, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:03
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pearblossom, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crystalaire
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cherokee 11
- Registration
- N3118G
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2238
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
GLIDER OBSERVED MAKING SLOW TURNS AT LOW ALT PRIOR TO LOSS OF CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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