# Accident 19860824086549A: Scbflg BERGFLK1155, Hutchinson, KS, August 24, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1986, 14:45 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Sunflower Aerodome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0599° N, 97.9105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0599&lon=-97.9105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5924, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5924-2018-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scheibe BERGFALKE II-55 (registry code 3801315, https://openairdocs.org/model/scheibe-bergfalke-ii-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCBFLG BERGFLK1155
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 4 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860824086549A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER LANDED HARD AFTER ABORTING A TOWED TAKEOFF. THE PILOT HAD FAILED TO CONNECT THE ELEVATOR PUSHROD.

## 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 MKC86LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC86LA174), Aug 24, 1986: Scheibe Flugzeugbau Bergfalke II-55 (N5924), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5924 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950318004349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318004349A), Mar 18, 1995: Scbflg BERGFALKE255 (N5924), Bozeman, MT, Substantial damage. Too low to make runway. Selected road. Dragged wing landing. Cartwheeled. Failed to check altimeter setting.

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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