From: (JDFlishall)
Date: 9/17/2003 6:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time

Kind of makes you wonder about the Nimbus breakup that killed Don Engan and
the
other gentleman in Minden.

The "other Gentleman" was Bill Ivans a friend and famous glider pilot. Bill
was a really pioneer of our sport. I have read the NTSB report and it appears
that the Nimbus did have manufacturing errors but nevertheless failed well
above design limits.


Craig Shaber