# Accident 20090802014629A: Schemp DISCUSCS, Williams, CA, August 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2009, 11:40 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0711° N, 122.0272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0711&lon=-122.0272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7HV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS (registry code 38019VS, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-discus-cs) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP DISCUSCS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA381) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090802014629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLIDER RELEASED FROM TOW PLANE AT LOW ALTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT MADE A RIGHT TURN, CAUGHT THE RIGHT WING AND CART WHEELED INTO A RICE FIELD ADJACENT TO THE WILLIMS GLIDER PORT AT 021140 PDT.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS TRANSPORTED TO CHICO HOSPITAL WITH INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09LA381](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA381), Aug 2, 2009: Schempp Hirth Discus CS (N7HV), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain after intentionally releasing from the tow plane at a low altitude during the initial climb.

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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