# Accident 19950828032869A: Glaser DG300, Truckee, CA, August 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1995, 16:48 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300HX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300HX-2013-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN (registry code 3805010, https://openairdocs.org/model/elan-glaser-dirks-dg-300-elan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828032869A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. IMPACTED BLUFF SHORT OF RUNWAY. MISJUDGED WIND AND ALTITUDE.

## 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 LAX95LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA311), Aug 28, 1995: Elan Glaser Dirks DG-300 Elan (N300HX), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged his planned approach by selecting a touchdown point close to the runway's approach end that did not provide sufficient clearance to safely maneuver when forcast turbulence and…

## Other reports on N300HX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051016025249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016025249A), Oct 16, 2005: Glaser DG300ELAN (N300HX), Huntsville, AL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot allowed sailplane to get too low and slow on final approach. Sailplane stalled, pilot attempted recovery, but was too low. Sailplane impacted berm…

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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