# Accident 20150924015629A: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT, Blacksburg, VA, September 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2015, 14:52 local time
- Place: Blacksburg, VA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1558° N, 80.3244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1558&lon=-80.3244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N710JC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N710JC-2016-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2CT (registry code 3800267, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2ct) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Solo 2350 series (registry code 58107, https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS 2CT
- Reported engine: SOLO 2350
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150924015629A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ON A SAILING COMPETITION FLIGHT. HE HAD TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING DUE TO LACK OF LIFT.  HE IMPACTED A POWERLINE ON FINAL INTO A FARM FIELD.  PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA15LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA375), Sep 24, 2015: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2CT (N710JC), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines…

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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