# NTSB MKC70DCQ30: Glasflugel Libell, N9510, Beverly, KS, May 10, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 10, 1970
- Place: Beverly, KS · BEVERLY, KS
- Location: 39.0138° N, 97.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beverly, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0138&lon=-97.9755&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCQ30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCQ30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2054  70/5/10    BEVERLY,KANS        GLASFLUGEL LIBELL   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 312
        TIME - 1650                    N9510               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLO.SPRINGS,COLO          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- DISTANCE SOARING FLT. RAN OUT OF LIFT. LND IN WHEAT FLD SOFT FROM PREVIOUS RAIN. WHEEL EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9510](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9510), registered now, S/N 45, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL LIBELL
- Registry model: [Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (registry code 3800341) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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