- Date
- July 18, 1987, 12:44 local (19:44 UTC)
- Place
- Perris, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N125FDI.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870718042629A
- Case key
- 25641
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Planning/decision - improperCause
Glider/tow release - intentional
Emergency procedure - simulated
Object - tree(s)Factor
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The tow plt rprtd that drg takeoff, he felt the glider release at about 200' AGL. The purpose of the release was to practice a rope break. After being released, the glider maneuvered back toward the arpt, but it hit a tree & a power line before reaching the planned landing area & crashed. The instructor had only 2.4 hrs of flt time in this make & model.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N125FD
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 125
- Airframe hours
- 259
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Orange County Soaring, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 19, 1987 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- L65
- Airport
- L65 · Perris Valley, runway 33, 3,300 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 7,083 total · 2 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RAL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.