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Old July 15th 14, 02:09 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Houston crash today

On Monday, July 14, 2014 5:10:15 PM UTC-7, Ramy wrote:
The other one the same day at Truckee was not a fatality thank god. Pilot is recovering well.


That was at least the third crash of a JS1-C this year, the first was a fatality in South Africa back in January. The report I saw was sketchy, but highly experienced pilot (glider and otherwise), high winds, and likely stall/spin. I don't know how many have been made, so far, but while it may be a higher than usual accident rate, it could just be sad coincidence.