Plane Crash List

Rhein 3A-P75 N4949E

6 April 1969 · Morrilton, Arkansas, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 6 April 1969 at about 12:30 local time, a Rhein 3A-P75 registered N4949E was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Morrilton, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 12:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Morrilton, Arkansas, United States
Nearest airport
Petit Jean
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Rhein 3A-P75
Registration
N4949E
Category
Glider
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-0673

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

POWERED GLIDER.WITNESSES REPORTED PLT HAD ENG MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO T/O. DID NOT HAVE MECH CK ENG.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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