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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Glaser DG400 · Minden, NV · May 24, 1991

Date
May 24, 1991 · 17:46 local
Place
Minden, NV
Airport
Douglas County Airport
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N503V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA229
Reported as
Glaser DG400
Reported engine
ROTAX ROTAX532
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,585 total18 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Motorized glider lost power on climb. Crash landed. Carburetor adjusted too lean,caused detonation and overheat.

As the FAA filed it

MOTORIZED GLIDER LOST POWER ON CLIMB. CRASH LANDED. CARBURETOR ADJUSTED TOO LEAN,CAUSED DETONATION AND OVERHEAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.