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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Glaser DG-100G · Vacaville, CA · August 28, 1990

Date
August 28, 1990 · 14:00 local
Place
Vacaville, CA
Airport
Vacaville Gliderport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N132S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DVG18
Reported as
Glaser DG100G
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total6 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tractor drove in front of landing sailplane. Pilot altered course and struck rotating prop of towplane.

As the FAA filed it

TRACTOR DROVE IN FRONT OF LANDING SAILPLANE. PILOT ALTERED COURSE AND STRUCK ROTATING PROP OF TOWPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N132S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.