No, the accident had nothing to do with the ship. He crashed on a
mountain at Invermere, BC. He survived the accident but S&R couldn't get
him off due to subsequent poor weather until the next day and exposure
finished him off. A sad tale.

In article , Scott
wrote:

Sorry to hear about the accident. Was it a problem with the design or
another form of accident? As a newly interested glider enthusiast, I'd
want to have a safe 2 seat design since I would be getting my rating in
it and my daughter would probably learn to fly in it also...Thanks for
any further information.