ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65132
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| Date: | Saturday 16 June 2007 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-3DM |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N374AM |
| MSN: | 9 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1994 |
| Engine model: | Rotax 535C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Minden, NV (MEV) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the motor glider reported that he had been airborne on a local soaring flight for about 30 minutes when the flight encountered "severe downdrafts." Due to the downdrafts, he was unable to return to the airport and had to land in an alfalfa field. During the landing roll, the glider collided with a ditch and a fence that were not visible during the landing approach.
Probable Cause: The flight's encounter with severe downdrafts during cruise flight. Contributing factors were the pilot's inadvertent selection of unsuitable terrain with hidden obstructions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070723X00994&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 2012 | G-EENN | Private | 1 | Portmoak Airport, Scotlandwell, Kinross |  |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 22:50 | DColclasure | Added |
| 28-Jun-2009 23:14 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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