# Accident 19970623048069A: Eirvon PIK20E, Rochester, VT, June 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Rochester, VT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8704° N, 72.8036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rochester, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8704&lon=-72.8036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1043G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1043G-2014-09-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20E (registry code 5760207, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623048069A

## Narrative

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

(-16) THE GLIDER, PILOTED BY PHILIP B. STODDARD, PRIVATE CERTIFICATE #1690050, SEL/GL, WHILE AT 2700 FEET, APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET AGL, ENCOUNTERED AN EXCESSIVE SINK RINK. SINK RATE WAS SUCH THAT HE KNEW HE COULD NOT RECOVER SO HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. LANDING APPROACH WAS TOO LOW AND HE ENDED UP CONTACTING TREES ABOUT 50 YARDS SHORT OF FIELD.

## 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 NYC97LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA127), Jun 23, 1997: Eiriavion PIK-20E (N1043G), Rochester, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather that consisted of downdrafts and his inadequate start procedures that resulted in a forced landing and collision with trees.

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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