# Accident 19920610021489A: Glaser DG300, Arabi, GA, June 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Arabi, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9592° N, 83.7697° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9592&lon=-83.7697&mi=10
- Aircraft: N433TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N433TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser Dirks DG 300 (registry code 3802509, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 686 total, 25 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920610021489A

## Narrative

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

OUT OF THERMALS ON CROSSCOUNTRY GLIDER CONTEST. TRIED TO MAKE OPEN FIELD. STRUCK POWERLINE. LANDED NOSE FIRST.

## 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 ATL92LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA120), Jun 10, 1992: Glaser-Dirks DG 300 (N433TT), Arabi, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT WHEN HE FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBSTACLES. FACTORS WERE THE LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.

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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