Prue STD N9730Z
26 June 1972 · Yucca Vally, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 26 June 1972 at about 15:50 local time, a Prue STD registered N9730Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Yucca Vally, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yucca Vally, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Prue STD
- Registration
- N9730Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- El Mirage, Calif → 29 Palms, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2406
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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
UN MAINTAIN THERMAL LIFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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