- Date
- August 8, 1986, 18:30 local (Aug 9, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Durango, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7590Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860808053229A
- Case key
- 17032
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was attempting to land his glider. He said that he was unable to reach the airport and elected to land in a nearby pasture. Prior to touchdown he discovered some cattle in the field but was unable to avoid a collision with one of the animals. The aircraft was subsequently damaged however the plt was uninjured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7590
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 180
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Durango Soaring Assoc. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 9CO8 · Durango, CO
- Airport
- 9C08 · Val Air Airstrip
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 63 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DRO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7590 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.