Prue SUPER N86676
11 October 1980 · Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1980 at about 17:00 local time, a Prue SUPER registered N86676 was involved in an accident during in flight near Alamogordo, New Mexico, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Prue SUPER
- Registration
- N86676
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2296
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
PLT TURNED TO SEE DEER WHILE SOARING NR RIDGE, HIT STEEP SLOPE.PRUE SUPER STANDARD GLIDER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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