# Accident 20220224002479A: Distar Cz As D 13/15 SUN DANCER, Boulder City, NV, February 24, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2022, 13:40 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9296° N, 114.8842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9296&lon=-114.8842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N588V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N588V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Distar CZ D 13/15 SUN DANCER (registry code 06001AF, https://openairdocs.org/model/distar-cz-d-13-15-sun-dancer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS2 (registry code 55599, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DISTAR CZ AS D 13/15 SUN DANCER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220224002479A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 24, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 1412 PST, THE LAS FSDO RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE WESTERN PACIFIC?S REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER, REGARDING AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A 2017 DISTAR CZ-AS, D-13/15 SUN DANCER SINGLE ENGINE MOTOR GLIDER, REGISTRATION NUMBER N588V, SERIAL NUMBER 145/13DF THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AFTER IMPACTING HIGH TENSION POWER TRANSMISSION LINES NEAR THE BOULDER CITY, AIRPORT (BVU), BOULDER CITY, NEVADA.

THE INVESTIGATION OF THE SCENE REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AFTER WITNESSES REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING AND SLOWLY LOSING ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT WAS KILLED BY MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC INJURIES UPON IMPACT.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY IMPACTING THE POWER LINES AND POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

AS OF THIS TIME THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED OR CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT.  FURTHER EXAMINATION, TO INCLUDE A FULL LAYOUT OF AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.  DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, THAT EXAMINATION WILL BE NECESSARY IN ORDER TO DETERMINE FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY.

## 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 WPR22FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA109), Feb 24, 2022: Distar CZ D 13/15 SUN Dancer (N588V), Boulder City, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from powerlines while maneuvering, which resulted in a wire strike and impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from…

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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