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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld KR31A · Avenal, CA · May 26, 1993

Date
May 26, 1993 · 14:45 local
Place
Avenal, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6644A
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX93LA228
Reported as
Frchld KR31A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total8 in this make and model8 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.

Unable to return to glider strip due turbulence. Landing in open field struck wires.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO RETURN TO GLIDER STRIP DUE TURBULENCE. LANDING IN OPEN FIELD STRUCK WIRES.

NTSB investigation

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