# Accident 20220622010889A: Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 1000S, Chelan, WA, June 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2022, 16:32 local time
- Place: Chelan, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9933° N, 120.2444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9933&lon=-120.2444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N767SS-2024-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: DG Flugzeugbau DG 1000S (registry code 3802570, https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-1000s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DG FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG 1000S
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,477 total, 34 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220622010889A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF FROM METHOW VALLY STATE AIRPORT (S52) FOR GLIDER MOUNTAIN SOARING. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY STRONG WEATHER FORCES ABOVE LAKE CHELAN AND COULD NOT FIND LIFT TO PROCEED TO AN AIRPORT OR SOLID GROUND FOR LANDING. THE PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN LAKE CHELAN.

## 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 WPR22LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA223), Jun 22, 2022: DG Flugzeugbau DG 1000S (N767SS), Lake Chelan, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to overfly a suitable landing site which…

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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