# NTSB WPR26LA300: Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U, N17YC, Floriston, CA, August 7, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 7, 2026, 15:38 local (22:38 UTC)
- Place: Floriston, CA
- Coordinates: 39.3966, -120.0244 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3966&lon=-120.0244&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203569
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA300
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203569/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA300

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500) (defining event); cases with it: [Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=9820213), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17YC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17YC), registered now, S/N 78.04.06 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZAKLAD SZYBOWCOWY JEZOW PW-6U
- Registry model: [Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U](https://openairdocs.org/model/zaklad-szybowcowy-jezow-pw-6u) (registry code 9820213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 78.04.06
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc
- Registered owner: Truckee Tahoe Soaring Assoc
- Departed: TRK, Truckee, CA
- Airport: TRK

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.30 inHg
- Observed at: KTRK, 7 nm away
- METAR: METAR KTRK 072250Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 SCT190 34/02 A3030

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.

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