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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Sphrth VENTUS-B · Peoria, AZ · September 7, 2002

Date: September 7, 2002 · 16:15 local
Place: Peoria, AZ
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N114RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX02LA277
Reported as: Sphrth Ventusb
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N114RPRegistration cancelled May 20, 2004 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-BS/N 68 · Built 1981 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On September 7, 2002 @ approx 16:15 Mr. Heydrich was attempting to make a forced landing in his ventus-b glider on the 10 lane boat ramp at lake pleasant in Peoria, AZ. Witness stated that Mr. Heydrich made a pass over the boat ramp heading from the south to the north and that about half way across the lake the glider made an abrupt nose up, then headed straight for the water. The glider was substantially damaged and the sole occupant was killed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2002 @ APPROX 16:15 MR. HEYDRICH WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN HIS VENTUS-B GLIDER ON THE 10 LANE BOAT RAMP AT LAKE PLEASANT IN PEORIA, AZ. WITNESS STATED THAT MR. HEYDRICH MADE A PASS OVER THE BOAT RAMP HEADING FROM THE SOUTH TO THE NORTH AND THAT ABOUT HALF WAY ACROSS THE LAKE THE GLIDER MADE AN ABRUPT NOSE UP, THEN HEADED STRAIGHT FOR THE WATER. THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS KILLED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX02LA277Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPeoria, AZThe pilot's abrupt maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.Sep 7, 2002 · Destroyed