# Accident 20040404009349A: Pdp SZD503, Cherry Valley, AR, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cherry Valley, AR
- Airport: Lawrence Field Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3708° N, 90.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3708&lon=-90.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18SZ-2007-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (registry code 8821647, https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PDP SZD503
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 10 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404009349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/04/2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL MR. HERMAN SANDERS WAS FLYING GLIDER N18SZ AT THE MEMPHIS SOARING SOCIETY IN CHERRY VALLEY, ARKANSAS. DURING HIS APPROACH HE DECIDED TO DELAY LANDING DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT ON THE FIELD. THE GLIDER STALLED AND CRASHED IN THE FIELD NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AT 4AR5. MR. SANDERS WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW04LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA103), Apr 4, 2004: Pdps PZL-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (N18SZ), Cherry Valley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

## Other reports on N18SZ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990706018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706018699I), Jul 6, 1999: Pdp SZD503 (N18SZ), Wynne, AR, Minor damage. (-5)On July 06, 1999, at 1430 local time Mr. Alfred p. fernandez, a commercial pilot was attempting to land at a Private landing strip south of Wynne, Arkansas…

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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