- Date
- June 15, 1986, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Elmo, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8HDGlasflugel Club Libelle 205
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860615025499A
- Case key
- 13471
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Precautionary landing - performed
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Analysis
There was a loss of thermal activity while the glider plt was on a x-country flt. During an off arpt lndg, the wingtip of the sailplane struck weeds. Subsequently, the acft ground looped & was damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8HD
- Reported as
- Glasflugel Club Libelle 205 (CLUB LIBEL)
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 155
- Airframe hours
- 521
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Anthony G. Kassos
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 26, 1986 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- H07 · Highland, IL
- Destination
- 1H2 · Effingham, IL
N8HDRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205Airframe modelGlasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205Engine modelNONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,010 total · 29 in this make and model · 1,833 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots, gusting 1
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.