# Accident 19940305003789A: Szd SZD551, Mcminnville, TN, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 15:33 local time
- Place: Mcminnville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6801° N, 85.7708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6801&lon=-85.7708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N551TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551TJ-1994-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-55-1 (registry code 8821644, https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-55-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SZD SZD551
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305003789A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER STRUCK A FENCE ON OFF AIRPORT LANDING. HAD RUN OUT OF LIFT ON CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT.

## 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 ATL94LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA059), Mar 5, 1994: PZL-Bielsko SZD-55-1 (N551TJ), Mcminnville, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing approach.

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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