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Date: | Tuesday 3 July 1984 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Schleicher ASW 20 |
Owner/operator: | Ronald K Ferguson |
Registration: | N20UZ |
MSN: | 20016 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania -
United States of America
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH/KEPH) |
Destination airport: | Ephrata Municipal Airport (EPH/KEPH) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:THE TWO GLIDERS COLLIDED WHILE THERMALING IN THE VICINITY OF EACH OTHER WHILE ENGAGED IN A CONTEST. ACCORDING TO THE PILOTS THEY LOST SIGHT OF EACH OTHER WHILE SPIRALING IN THE LIFT. BOTH AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. THE COLLISION WAS NOSE TO TAIL.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: SEA84LA159B
2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw201.htm 3.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=20UZ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Dec-2009 10:02 |
DColclasure |
Added |
18-Dec-2014 19:53 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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