Schleicher KA-6CR N6098V
3 July 1970 · Apopka, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 July 1970 at about 13:15 local time, a Schleicher KA-6CR registered N6098V was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Apopka, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Apopka, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- McDonald
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher KA-6CR
- Registration
- N6098V
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Chuluota, Fla → Umatille, Fla
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2879
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
GLIDER MEET X-C CONTEST. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT. CHOSE UNSUITABLE FLD. WEA BRIEF AT PLTS MEETING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher KA-6CR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 1970 | Schleicher KA-6CR | Boron, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1967 | Schleicher KA-6CR | Genoa, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1966 | Schleicher KA-6CR | Johnson City Tenn, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |