# Accident 20040524011009A: Start H101, Creswell, OR, May 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2004, 14:59 local time
- Place: Creswell, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9789° N, 123.0067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9789&lon=-123.0067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101Q-2007-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Start & Flug H101 "SALTO" (registry code 8500101, https://openairdocs.org/model/start-flug-h101-salto) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: START H101
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,053 total, 16 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040524011009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY 3 NM NORTH OF HOBBY FIELD AIRPORT (77S). THE GLIDER WAS FLYING IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION TOWARD 77S AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL. THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT TURN. DURING THE TURN THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND THE LEFT WING APPARENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE GRASS WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET HIGH. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER AND IMPACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED, BROKE APART AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT.

## 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 SEA04LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA092), May 24, 2004: Start & Flug H-101 Salto (N101Q), Creswell, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the terrain while attempting to maneuver the aircraft into the wind during an off-airport landing in an open field. Factors include the pilot's…

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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