20100804047652A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Schempp-Hir VENTUS-2B · Batesville, TX · August 4, 2010

Date: August 4, 2010 · 18:20 local
Place: Batesville, TX
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7470C
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA459
Reported as: Schempp-Hir VENTUS-2B
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N7470CRegistration cancelled May 15, 2017 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2BS/N 150 · Built 2003 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS-2B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Pilot fatally injured after midair collision while participating in a glider race. Aircraft impacted ground inverted with canopy intact and pilot harness fastened. N8829A was the other aircraft involved in the midair collision and made a succesful landing with no injury to the pilot. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator of N8829A were severed from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FATALLY INJURED AFTER MIDAIR COLLISION WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A GLIDER RACE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND INVERTED WITH CANOPY INTACT AND PILOT HARNESS FASTENED. N8829A WAS THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE MIDAIR COLLISION AND MADE A SUCCESFUL LANDING WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR OF N8829A WERE SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN10LA459Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBatesville, TXBoth glider pilots' inability to see and avoid the other resulting in a mid-air collision.Aug 4, 2010 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N8829AAlexander S ASW 27-18Accident 20100804047871A · Substantial damage · 1 fatal