- Date
- September 24, 1988, 18:45 local (Sep 25, 1988, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Vacaville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N101LVCentrair 101
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880925040069A
- Case key
- 26109
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
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 pilot flew over a field at 700 ft. a.g.l. to see if it was safe for landing. He turned the glider to establish a downwind leg. He then turned to the base leg. While turning onto final approach at a low altitude, the glider pitched up and rolled to the left. The left wingtip collided with the field. The glider rotated 180 degrees and collided with the field. The pilot reported that the winds were calm, however, the winds at fairfield, CA, 13 miles se of the accident site, were reported to be from 240 degrees at 24 knots gusting to 28 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N101LV
- Reported as
- Centrair 101
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 61P076080633
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vacaville Aero Services Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- 045 · Vacaville, CA
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 78 total · 13 in this make and model · 37 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 240° at 24 knots, gusting 28
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Observed at
- SUU, 13 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.
Other investigations on N101LV · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.