Accident: Bolkow PHOEBUS
Jul 17, 2019 · Alvord Desert, OR
NTSB numberWPR19LA191Event id20190718X24132
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
Pilot’s failure to properly respond to a slack towline during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control of the glider.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Bolkow PHOEBUS
- Registration
- N112AJ
- Year built
- 1967
- Category
- Glider
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of control in flight
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