- Date
- July 1, 1984, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Osseo, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1106BGlasflugel Libelle
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840701036739A
- Case key
- 12707
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated that the thermals dissipated & he had to make an off arpt landing. The landing was made in a field of tall grass & the left wing contacted the grass first resulting in a 90 deg ground loop. The aft fuselage section separated.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1106B
- Reported as
- Glasflugel Libelle
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 68
- Airframe hours
- 1,348
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Peter W. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 12, 1984 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- OH14 · Montpelier, OH
- Airport
- Y85 · Hillsdale
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 122 total · 60 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.