- Date
- May 26, 1991, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Beaver Springs, PA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N24SNAlexander Schleicher ASW-24
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910526017859A
- Case key
- 36754
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Probable cause
The pilot's loss of control in flight as the result of a strong downdraft and wind shift.
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 glider pilot was competing in a soaring competition and was descending along a ridge during a cross-country flight. He 'encountered a strong downdraft and wind shift to the tail component which caused a loss of airspeed and altitude and a subsequent descent into the trees.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N24SN
- Reported as
- Alexander Schleicher ASW-24
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 24029
- Airframe hours
- 170
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Andrew R. Mcquigg
- Registered owner
- Andrew R. Mcquigg
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 13, 1991
- Departed
- RVL · Reedsville, PA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 16,000 total · 50 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.