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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Alexander S ASW 27-18 · 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: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8829A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA459
Reported as: Alexander S ASW 27-18
Reported engine: NONE NONE
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

N8829ARegistered now · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18S/N 29034 · Built 2008 Airframe modelAlexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Midair collision while participating in a glider air race. The right horizontal stabilizer and elevator were severed from the aircraft. Pilot was not injured and made a successful landing in a field. The other aircraft involved crashed resulting in fatal injuries to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

MIDAIR COLLISION WHILE PARTICIPATING IN A GLIDER AIR RACE. THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING IN A FIELD. THE OTHER AIRCRAFT INVOLVED CRASHED RESULTING IN FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

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 reports on N8829A · 1

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

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