Plane Crash List

Glasfugel H301B N66SC

12 June 1974 · Midland, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries

Summary

On 12 June 1974 at about 14:00 local time, a Glasfugel H301B registered N66SC was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Midland, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Midland, Virginia, United States
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Glasfugel H301B
Registration
N66SC
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Other
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Frederick, Md → Warrenton, Va
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1594

People

1 person was seriously injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 1 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

SOARING CONTEST, DRG STEEP TURN TO FINAL ENCTRD WIND SHEAR GLIDER STALLED ABT 50FT AGL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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