NTSB CAROL · Event
Event LAX83FA333
Registry · N56TM
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 95-55
Year of manufacture
1961 · 22 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19610927
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A72646
Registrant of record
POINT TWO MMO AVIATION
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE GLIDER PLT WAS PARTICIPATING IN A SOARING CONTEST WHICH INVOLVED A QUADRANGLE COURSE. WHILE ENROUTE TO THE 1ST TURN POINT WITH 2 OTHER SAILPLANES, THE PLT WAS OBSERVED TO DEPART FROM THE GENERAL FLT PATH OF THE OTHER 2 GLIDERS & FLY ON THE LEEWARD SIDE OF A RIDGELINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE GLIDER CRASHED BETWEEN 2 KNOLLS, ABOUT 51 FT WEST & 5 FT BELOW THE RIDGELINE, IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE UP & A NEAR WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. NO PREIMPACT/PART MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS FOUND. BETWEEN 1150 & 1250 PDT, THE WIND AT BISHOP, CA SHIFTED FROM 030 TO 340 DEG. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MI NORTHEAST OF BISHOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_LAX83FA333.txt.
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