# Accident 20040502015559A: Amtr SZD421, Hood River, OR, May 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1819° N, 121.2167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1819&lon=-121.2167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1 (registry code 8821640, https://openairdocs.org/model/szybowcowy-zaklad-doswiadczaln-jantar-2a-szd-42-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SZD421
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040502015559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLIDER FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOOD RIVER AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 LOCAL. ON RETURN FLIGHT TO HOOD RIVER, DESCENDING FROM CLOUD BASE OF 800 FT., EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE SINK RATE. PILOT UNABLE TO LOCATE AREAS OF NECESSARY LIFT TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT, RESULTING IN DESCENT INTO TREE AREA 10 MILES SE OF PINE HOLLOW RESERVOIR, OREGON.

## 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 SEA04LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA079), May 2, 2004: SZD Jantar 42-1 (N272AS), Wamic, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's inadequate en route planning, which resulted in a forced landing in an area without suitable landing terrain. Factors include no suitable landing terrain in the area where the…

## Other reports on N272AS (1)

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

- [Accident 20000422007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422007559A), Apr 22, 2000: N272AS, Hood River, OR, No damage. (-23) After a routine flight, the pilot landed the glider on the left side of a grass runway and allowed the left wing to contact tall grass adjacent to the…

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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