# Accident 19860615025499A: Glasfl 205LIBELLE, St Elmo, IL, June 15, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 1986, 16:00 local time
- Place: St Elmo, IL
- Airport: Vandalia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0200° N, 88.8495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0200&lon=-88.8495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8HD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8HD-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205 (registry code 3800346, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-club-libelle-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL 205LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,010 total, 29 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860615025499A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER DRAGGED A WINGTIP DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT MISJUDGED THERMAL ACTIVITY.

## 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 CHI86LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA154), Jun 15, 1986: Glasflugel Club Libelle 205 (N8HD), St. Elmo, IL, substantial damage

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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