# Accident 20140806012859A: Glasflugel H 301 B LIBELLE, Brenham, TX, August 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1509° N, 96.3907° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1509&lon=-96.3907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1615, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1615-2018-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel H 301 B LIBELLE (registry code 3800339, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-h-301-b-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL H 301 B LIBELLE
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 587 total, 300 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA409) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140806012859A

## Narrative

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

N1615 WAS COMPETING IN GLIDER CONTEST AND LATE IN THE DAY APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL, LOST GEOTHERMAL LIFT AND UNABLE TO CONTINUE.  PILOT WAS FORCED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT.  UPON SELECTION OF FIELD AND INITIATION OF APPROACH, THE PILOT BECAME AWARE OF POWER LINES INHIBITING HIS SELECTION.  AIRCRAFT TURNED PARALLEL AND CLIPPED A TREE WITH LEFT WING BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO REST 50 FEET FROM THE TREE.

AIRCRAFT WINGS, FUESELAGE AND HORIZONTAL STABILIAZER SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE.  AIRCRAFT IS A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 CEN14CA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA409), Aug 6, 2014: Glasflugel H 301 B Libelle (N1615), Brenham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to maneuver away from power lines during a forced landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree and a fence.

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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