SANTA YNEZ, CA, USA
N75FE
ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-3
DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE LEFT WING OF THE GLIDER STRUCK A TREE AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN DURING A LEFT TURN IN SINKING AIR. THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS LOOKING OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AT NEARBY TRAFFIC THEN TURNED TO LOOK FORWARD INTO THE HAZY SETTING SUN WHEN THE LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK A TREETOP AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE TREES.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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