- Date
- October 25, 1985, 13:57 local (17:57 UTC)
- Place
- North Conway, NH
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2565HSchweizer SGS-1-35C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851025053949A
- Case key
- 30167
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an off airport landing attempt in a cleared corn field, the glider was approaching a treeline at an altitude of 10 to 20 ft AGL. Witnesses observed the glider pull up and bank to the left before falling nose first into the ground. The pilot's log book reflected one flight in the preceeding 12 month period.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2565H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-1-35C
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 65
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Merrill, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Departed
- CWN · North Conway, NH
- Airport
- CWN · North Conway, runway 33, 2,940 × 60 ft, asphalt
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
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 527 total · 140 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.