# Accident 20110320004519A: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE, Wellington, CO, March 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2011, 14:15 local time
- Place: Wellington, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8047° N, 104.9847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8047&lon=-104.9847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99AE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99AE-2017-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL STANDARD LIBELLE
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA239) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110320004519A

## Narrative

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

ON MAR 20, 2011, N99AE, A GLASFUGEL GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND NEAR OWL CANYON GLIDER PORT.  THERE WAS ONE SOB AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THERE WAS ONE FATALITY.  VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 CEN11LA239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA239), Mar 20, 2011: Glasflugel Standard Libelle (N99AE), Wellington, CO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of glider control due to impairment or incapacitation caused by an episode of ventricular tachycardia.

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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