Schleicher K7 N7341
3 May 1970 · Tehachapi, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 May 1970 at about 13:35 local time, a Schleicher K7 registered N7341, operated by Pannonia Flyin, was involved in an accident during in flight near Tehachapi, California, United States. One person was on board. In all, 2 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tehachapi, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Holiday Haven
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schleicher K7
- Registration
- N7341
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Pannonia Flyin
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1106
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 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
BOTH ACFT HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM TOW SIMULTANEOUSLY ABOUT 3/4 MILES APART.N7341 L WG SEPARATED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher K7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1967 | Schleicher K7 | Middlesex, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1965 | Schleicher K7 | Jefferson Ohio, Ohio, United States | Cleveland SR S | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 1978 | Schleicher K7 | Haskell, Oklahoma, United States | Tulsa Skyhawk | No injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 1980 | Schleicher K7 | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Schleicher K7 | Mayville, New York, United States | - | Minor 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 |