# Accident 19950724022779A: Glasfl LIBELLE, Red River, NM, July 24, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1995, 14:20 local time
- Place: Red River, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7001° N, 105.4002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7001&lon=-105.4002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2972, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950724022779A

## Narrative

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

DOWNDRAFTS SOARING OVER A CANYON. ELECTED LAND SMALL FIELD. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN. HAD LANDED DOWNWIND

## 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 FTW95LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA326), Jul 24, 1995: Glasflugel Standard Libelle (N2972), Red River, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S LACK OF COMPENSATION FOR THE TAILWIND AND HIS ENSUING FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. FACTORS WERE THE LACK OF THERMAL LIFT AND THE TAILWIND.

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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