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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Parker Dona RS-15 Sailp · Marysvale, UT · July 17, 2010

Date: July 17, 2010 · 17:45 local
Place: Marysvale, UT
Airport: Parowan
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N15LQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR10LA356
Reported as: Parker Dona RS-15 Sailp
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N15LQRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2018 · Parker Donald A RS-15 SAILPLANES/N 25 · Built 1986 Airframe modelParker Donald A RS-15 SAILPLANE Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Aircraft departed parowon, UT at about noon, in a flight of four gliders. Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. Evidence at the scene indicated that the aircraft crashed at high velocity, nose down, high angle and inverted. Last radio communication was with one of the other gliders in the flight. Pilot indicated he was in a down draft, intended to return to parawon if he could get enough lift and if not he would land at the junction airport (U13), which was about 13 miles south of the crash site.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED PAROWON, UT AT ABOUT NOON, IN A FLIGHT OF FOUR GLIDERS. AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT HIGH VELOCITY, NOSE DOWN, HIGH ANGLE AND INVERTED. LAST RADIO COMMUNICATION WAS WITH ONE OF THE OTHER GLIDERS IN THE FLIGHT. PILOT INDICATED HE WAS IN A DOWN DRAFT, INTENDED TO RETURN TO PARAWON IF HE COULD GET ENOUGH LIFT AND IF NOT HE WOULD LAND AT THE JUNCTION AIRPORT (U13), WHICH WAS ABOUT 13 MILES SOUTH OF THE CRASH SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR10LA356Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMarysvale, UTThe glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight.Jul 17, 2010 · Substantial damage