# Accident 20000304035419A: Brasov IS28B2, Blairstown, NJ, March 4, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2000, 13:52 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Airport: Blairstown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9816° N, 74.9587° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9816&lon=-74.9587&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97VT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97VT-2005-07-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: I.C.A.-Brasov IS-28B2 (registry code 4490102, https://openairdocs.org/model/i-c-a-brasov-is-28b2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRASOV IS28B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,288 total, 10 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000304035419A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE GLIDER WAS TOWED TO 3,000 FEET AND RELEASED OVER A RIDGE WHERE IT WAS THERMALED TO 3,500 FEET. AFTER DESCENDING TO 2,000 FEET OVER THE RIDGE TO LOOK FOR MORE THERMALS, THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  DURING THE RETURN TO THE AIRPORT, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND CONDITIONS THAT INHIBITED THE GLIDER FROM MAINTAINING ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT POSITIONED THE GLIDER TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT.  THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH TREES BORDERING THE FIELD, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.  WINDS WERE REPORTED OUT OF THE NORTH AT 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16 KNOTS.  THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL TIME OF 1,250 HOURS, OF WHICH 380 WERE IN GLIDERS AND 10 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL.  THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE GLIDER.                 (-23)GLIDER N97VT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO STRIKING TREES DURING AN ATTEMPTED OFF-AIRPORT LANDING.  THE PIC,^PRIVACY ^, RECEIVED A BROKEN  ANKLE AND THE OTHER OCCUPANT, ^PRIVACY DAT^, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 IAD00LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA025), Mar 4, 2000: I.C.A. Brasov IS-28B2 (N97VT), Blairstown, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: the encountering of wind conditions in flight that inhibited the pilot from maintaining altitude.

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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