# Accident 19900828038719A: Glaser DG100G, Vacaville, CA, August 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1990, 14:00 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Vacaville Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4093° N, 122.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4093&lon=-122.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N132S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau DG-100G (registry code 3802504, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-flugzeugbau-dg-100g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG100G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900828038719A

## Narrative

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

TRACTOR DROVE IN FRONT OF LANDING SAILPLANE. PILOT ALTERED COURSE AND STRUCK ROTATING PROP OF TOWPLANE.

## 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 LAX90DVG18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVG18), Aug 28, 1990: Glaser-Dirks D6-100G (N132S), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY ONTO THE RUNWAY BY A VEHICLE OPERATOR.

## Other reports on N132S (1)

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

- [Accident 20080723841929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080723841929A), Jul 23, 2008: Glaser DG100G (N132S), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During an aero tow, the tow line released uncommanded from the glider at 150 feet above ground level. An emergency landing was performed and the aircraft…

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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