# Accident 20140713009959A: Jonker Sailplanes (Pty) Ltd JS1-C, Wallis, TX, July 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wallis, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6292° N, 96.0596° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6292&lon=-96.0596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60XJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60XJ-2014-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C (registry code 056321V, https://openairdocs.org/model/jonker-sailplanes-js1-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONKER SAILPLANES (PTY) LTD JS1-C
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA372) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140713009959A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30 CDT A SAILPLANE, N60XJ, MAKE: J0NKER SAILPLANE LTD, MODEL: JS1C CRASHED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF, APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH NORTH EAST OF THE GHSA- WALLIS GLIDERPORT, WALLIS, TEXAS.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED ON IMPACT HITTING THE GROUND AT A VERY STEEP ANGLE AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT

THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM THE GHSA-WALLIS GLIDERPORT (TE71) WALLIS, TEXAS.

THE FLIGHT HAD BEGUN AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 CDT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED ALOFT AND RELEASED AT 2000 FEET

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PROPERLY CERTIFICATED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL CATEGORY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXHIBITION AIR RACING.

THE PILOT WAS PROPERLY RATED. IT WAS NOTED IN THE FAA DATA BASE THAT THE PILOT DID NOT HOLD A CURRENT MEDICAL BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR FLIGHT IN GLIDERS

## 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 CEN14LA372](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA372), Jul 13, 2014: Jonker Sailplanes JS1-C (N60XJ), Wallis, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of glider control and its subsequent impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined due to a lack of available information.

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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