- Date
- February 12, 1983, 15:59 local (21:59 UTC)
- Place
- Littlefield, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N14YPratt-Read PRG-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830212003569A
- Case key
- 20806
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Analysis
The glider was being operated by a boy scout explorer post. The 15 year-old scout was one of the first boys to solo the 40 year-old glider. While returning from a 50 min soaring flt, the glider spun to the ground after entering a strong thermal. According to the operator the plt had complained of malaise on the morning of the accident. The plt stated he began feeling hot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N14Y
- Reported as
- Pratt-Read PRG-1
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- PRG-01-42
- Airframe hours
- 335
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Exploraire
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 3, 1982 · 60 hours before
- Airport
- Q00 · Littlefield, runway 19, 4,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 15
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5 total · 5 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 55 °F
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 N14Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.