- Date
- May 3, 1986, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Banning, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N777SKSchweizer SGS 1-26E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860503015679A
- Case key
- 25149
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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.
Forced landing
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Terrain condition - none suitableFactor
Overrun
Flight control,speed brake - not engagedFactor
Speed brakes - improper use ofCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Stall - inadequateCause
Lack of total experienceCause
Analysis
The glider plt lost lift as he flew farther into the mountains with lack of thermal and ridge effect. A landing was attempted which resulted in an overrun into a ravine.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N777SK
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-26E
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 665
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sailplane Enterprises
- Registered owner
- Jonathan B. Templeton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1986
- Departed
- HMT · Hemet, CA
- Airport
- BNG · Banning Muni
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 47 total · 8 in this make and model · 31 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Observed at
- BUO, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.