Rolladen LS-1B N921WR

Summary

On 7 June 1970 at about 16:20 local time, a Rolladen LS-1B registered N921WR was involved in an accident during in flight near Plainfield, Illinois, 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.

Date

7 June 1970 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainfield, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Clow

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Rolladen LS-1B

Registration

N921WR

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-2464

Nobody was injured.

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

PLT HEARD LOUD NOISE, ACFT STARTED SHAKING, PLT LOST CTL, BAILED OUT.SPOILERS FOUND IN EXTENDED POSIT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.