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Old December 8th 09, 06:05 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Greg Arnold
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Default Mystery of crashed glider in Arizona

Wayne Paul wrote:
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On Dec 7, 9:07 pm, AGL wrote:
Suggestions and speculation welcome!
Mike
I wonder what happened to the pilot?

agl

Can it not be traced through the registration? FAA must have
something!


I am sure the FAA has the records filed away in a vault somewhere. However, the automated NTSB records only go back to 1962. That makes 1962 the online query limit..

My guess is that the accident was before 1962 and N71JP's registration was voided at the time of the accident. As the result the glider's history has disappeared in a file drawer somewhere.

Wayne
HP-14 "6F"


AOPA would be willing to look through the paper records for a modest fee.