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LAX88LA221

1988-06-11 · FREMONT, California, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

N103BK has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (CIRRUS DESIGN SR22T, built 2025), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A LOCAL FLT, THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR AND LOST ALTITUDE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN THE LOST ALTITUDE AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE WHERE DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH ROUGH TERRAIN. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_LAX88LA221.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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