# Accident 19910914039879A: Sphrth VENTUSA, New Castle, VA, September 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1991, 13:20 local time
- Place: New Castle, VA
- Airport: New Castle International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4998° N, 80.1090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4998&lon=-80.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102AG-1992-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM (registry code 3800266, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,889 total, 267 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914039879A

## Narrative

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

MOTORIZED GLIDER COLLIDED WITH WIRES ON LOW CLIMBOUT. OVER GROSS WEIGHT AND HOT DAY WERE FACTORS. LOW POWER ENGINE.

## 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 BFO91LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO91LA082), Sep 14, 1991: Schempp-Hirth Venus CM (N102AG), New Castle, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL MUSH. CONTRIBUTING WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CAUSING DETERIORATED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT…

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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