# Accident 19930526015239A: Frchld KR31A, Avenal, CA, May 26, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1993, 14:45 local time
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8895° N, 120.0702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8895&lon=-120.0702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6644A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6644A-2013-09-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: WSK Pzl-Krosno KR-03A (registry code 1130847, https://openairdocs.org/model/wsk-pzl-krosno-kr-03a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD KR31A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930526015239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX93LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA228), May 26, 1993: WSK PZL KR-03A (N6644A), Avenal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE GLIDER'S ENCOUNTER WITH THE DOWNDRAFT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENTS WERE THE TURBULENCE AND THE POWERLINES.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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