# Accident 20030524019919A: Glasfl LIBELLE201B, Hampshire, IL, May 24, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2003, 16:10 local time
- Place: Hampshire, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1542° N, 88.5114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1542&lon=-88.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3650, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3650) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B (registry code 3800344, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-std-libelle-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL LIBELLE201B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,002 total, 178 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524019919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST LIFT AND LANDED IN A FIELD 2 MILES FROM AIRPORT OF INTENDED LANDING. HE STATED THAT THE TAIL HIT A ROCK AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT. THE ROCK WAS THE SIZE OF A HUMAN'S HEAD (HIS WORDS). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IT WAS THE ONLY ROCK IN THE 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 CHI03LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA146), May 24, 2003: Glasflugel Libelle 201B (N3650), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the off airport landing. A factor was the rock.

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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