SIERRAVILLE, CA, USA
N9646Z
LEFFLER/MCFARLANE LM-1
THE PILOT OF A GLIDER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY LIFT GENERATION AND ELECTED TO LAND IN A MEADOW. DURING THE APPROACH HIS RIGHT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AND PITCHED DOWN. THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT REPORTED NO FLIGHT CONTROL PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID A TREE DURING HIS LANDING APPROACH.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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