Bolkow A-1 N696Z
26 May 1973 · Redding, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 1973 at about 13:00 local time, a Bolkow A-1 registered N696Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Redding, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Redding, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bolkow A-1
- Registration
- N696Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Air Show/Air Racing
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1553
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
SOARING CONTEST.ACFT WERE 2 OF 7, ALL CLIMBING INSAME THERMAL.N696Z PLT PARACHUTED OK, ACFT CRASHED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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