# Accident 20000529006459A: AS+ AS-4, Ephrata, WA, May 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2000, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2690° N, 119.5897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2690&lon=-119.5897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1995M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1995M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: AS+ AS-4 (registry code 05601ZH, https://openairdocs.org/model/as-plus-as-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000529006459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLIDER DEPARTED EPHRATA UNDER AN OVERCAST. UNABLE TO ESCAPE AREA OF SINKING AIR. MADE FORCED LANDING IN FIELD WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 SEA00LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA096), May 29, 2000: AS+ AS-4 (N1995M), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision by not immediately seeking a safe landing site upon encountering the sink. A factor was the high vegetation (sagebrush).

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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