- Date
- June 3, 1982, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Stillwater, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N16694Hardie Tern II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 3, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820603020699A
- Case key
- 72733
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Maneuver - improperCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The aircraft stalled while maneuvering for a landing. The pilot was unable to properly recover before the aircraft collided with the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16694
- Reported as
- Hardie Tern II
- Category
- Glider, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 01
- Airframe hours
- 75
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Ryht
- Registered owner
- David Ryht
- Departed
- Stillwater, MN
- Destination
- Bone Lake, WI
- Airport
- Benson
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 109 in this make and model · 81 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 153 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.