# Accident 19910524017869A: Glaser DG400, Minden, NV, May 24, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1991, 17:46 local time
- Place: Minden, NV
- Airport: Douglas County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0098° N, 119.7499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0098&lon=-119.7499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N503V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser-Dirks DG-500M (registry code 3802552, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-500m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG400
- Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX532
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,585 total, 18 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910524017869A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX91LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA229), May 25, 1991: Glaser-Dirks DG-500M (N503V), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THE PILOT IMPROPERLY ADJUSTING THE CARBURETOR MIXTURE JET.

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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