# Accident 20190825011929A: Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN, Wilkeson, WA, August 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Wilkeson, WA
- Airport: Burnett Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1292° N, 122.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1292&lon=-122.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N300GG-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN (registry code 3805010, https://openairdocs.org/model/elan-glaser-dirks-dg-300-elan) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELAN/GLASER DIRKS DG-300 ELAN
- Reported engine: N/A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,400 total, 841 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190825011929A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER HIT TREES ON APPROCH TO PRIVATE STRIP. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD.

## 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 WPR19FA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA241), Aug 25, 2019: Glaser Dirks DG 300 Elan (N300GG), Wilkeson, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s delayed decision to land following a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in collision with trees during the landing approach.

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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