# Accident 19860809086629A: Glasfl LIBELLE, Markleeville, CA, August 9, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1986, 17:00 local time
- Place: Markleeville, CA
- Airport: Alpine County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7299° N, 119.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7299&lon=-119.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7190 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 527 total, 375 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860809086629A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER SPUN INTO TREES WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE PATTERN. THE PILOT FAILED TO MONITOR AIRSPEED.

## 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 LAX86LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA318), Aug 10, 1986: Glasflugel Standard Libelle (N7190), Markleville, CA, 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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