- Date
- June 13, 1982, 13:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N51842I.C.A. Brasov - Romania IS-28B2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 13, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820613024279A
- Case key
- 70567
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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 sailplane was towed to about 200 ft AGL when the tow rope separated. When the pilot realized he was unable to return to the airport he attempted a landing along a river levee. The left wing struck the levee and the aircraft cartwheeled.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51842
- Reported as
- I.C.A. Brasov - Romania IS-28B2
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 79
- Airframe hours
- 300
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jorgen Anderson
- Registered owner
- Charles F. Saunders, Jr.
- Departed
- El Paso, TX
- Destination
- El Paso, TX
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 215 total · 215 in this make and model · 215 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 201 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.