Lewis MONI N8123
15 October 1988 · Lancaster, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 15 October 1988 at about 18:29 local time, a Lewis MONI registered N8123, operated by Lewis, James R., was involved in an accident near Lancaster, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:29
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- General Wm. J. Fox (WJF)
- Coordinates
- 34.7203, -118.4798
- Aircraft
- Lewis MONI
- Registration
- N8123
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Lewis, James R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX89DUQ01
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE. THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND AT HIS DISCRETION. THE GLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A STEEP LEFT DESCENDING TURN SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN. THIS WAS AN EXPERIMENTAL MOTORIZED GLIDER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST CRASH FIRE AND THE PILOT DIED 21 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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