Rolladn Sch LS-1-F N61MP
21 October 1978 · Ephrata, Washington, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1978 at about 15:30 local time, a Rolladn Sch LS-1-F registered N61MP was involved in an accident during in flight near Ephrata, Washington, United States. One person was on board. In all, 5 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ephrata, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rolladn Sch LS-1-F
- Registration
- N61MP
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3439
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 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 RADIO EQUIPPED. NO CONTACTS ATTMPTD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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