# Accident 20190824011999A: Dg-Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500MB, Elsanor, AL, August 24, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2019, 05:13 local time
- Place: Elsanor, AL
- Airport: Elsanor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5436° N, 87.5558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5436&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165MB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165MB-2020-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (registry code 3802554, https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-500mb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Solo 2625 02 (registry code 58111, https://openairdocs.org/engine/solo-2625-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DG-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG-500MB
- Reported engine: SOLO 2625 02
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 2 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190824011999A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER ON APPROACH TO LANDING OVERSHOT GRASS RUNWAY FIFTY FEET INTO TREE LINE AT END OF RUNWAY DESTROYING AIRCRAFT. PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR 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 ERA19LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA260), Aug 24, 2019: DG Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (N165MB), Robertsdale, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Impact with trees during the landing approach for reasons that could not be determined based on the 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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