19860101000039A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Sphrth Ventusb · Alamogordo, NM · January 1, 1986

Date: January 1, 1986 · 16:23 local
Place: Alamogordo, NM
Airport: Alamogordo White Sands Region
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N166JD
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN86LA059
Reported as: Sphrth Ventusb
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 774 total6 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N166JDRegistration cancelled Dec 19, 2006 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6S/N 209 · Built 1984 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Made a low pass parallel to the runway. Pulled up, encountered turbulence and downdraft, spun to ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A LOW PASS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. PULLED UP, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE AND DOWNDRAFT, SPUN TO GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN86LA059Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlamogordo, NMUpon returning to the arpt, the plt decided to make a fly-by. The plt reported that while on a modified downwind at an alt of aprx 50 ft AGL, the glider which he was piloting encountered adverse winds and downdrafts. Control of the acft was lost and it…Jan 1, 1986 · Destroyed

Other reports on N166JD · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20011028035579IForced/Precautionary Landing · Perry, SC(-23) An experimental glider was performing a winch launch on a new winch. The winch lost power as the glider started to rotate at abt 30-40 feet. The glider made a hard landing collapsing the landing gear. The pilot sustained minor injuries.Oct 28, 2001 · Minor damage