Ros Johnson RJK N79T
2 July 1969 · Erin, New York, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 July 1969 at about 13:00 local time, a Ros Johnson RJK registered N79T was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Erin, New York, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Erin, New York, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ros Johnson RJK
- Registration
- N79T
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Elmira, Ny → Elmira, Ny
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2970
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
CONTD SOARING FLT TILL LIFT CONDS WERE LOST.EXTDD DIVE BRAKES, SLIPPED ACFT TO LOSE ALT, UN RECOVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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