# Accident 19860101000039A: Sphrth VENTUSB, Alamogordo, NM, January 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1986, 16:23 local time
- Place: Alamogordo, NM
- Airport: Alamogordo White Sands Region
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8805° N, 105.9496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8805&lon=-105.9496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N166JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N166JD-2006-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 (registry code 3802061, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-b-16-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 774 total, 6 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860101000039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN86LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86LA059), Jan 1, 1986: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-B (N166JD), Alamogordo, NM, destroyed

## Other reports on N166JD (1)

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

- [Incident 20011028035579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028035579I), Oct 28, 2001: Sphrth VENTUSB166 (N166JD), Perry, SC, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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