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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E · Lamy, NM · June 3, 2015

Date: June 3, 2015 · 14:45 local
Place: Lamy, NM
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N297JS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA253
Reported as: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18E
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,703 total

N297JSRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2018 · Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 ES/N 29690 · Built 2015 Airframe modelAlexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 E Engine modelSolo 2350 series2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 3, 2015, at approximately 1430 MDT, an Alexander Schleicher ASW27-18E glider, N297JS, colllided with the ground appproximately 3 miles sse of lamey, NM while on a personnel cross country flight from moriarty, NM (0E0) to lamey, NM (the turn around point) to moriarty, NM. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was destroyed and the private pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated at moriarty, NM at approximately 1307 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 3, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 MDT, AN ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER ASW27-18E GLIDER, N297JS, COLLLIDED WITH THE GROUND APPPROXIMATELY 3 MILES SSE OF LAMEY, NM WHILE ON A PERSONNEL CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM MORIARTY, NM (0E0) TO LAMEY, NM (THE TURN AROUND POINT) TO MORIARTY, NM. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MORIARTY, NM AT APPROXIMATELY 1307 MDT.

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 CEN15LA253Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportLamy, NMA loss of glider control for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence and the glider’s severe fragmentation.Jun 3, 2015 · Destroyed