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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