ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60821
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| Date: | Sunday 31 August 2008 |
| Time: | 14:18 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20B |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N30WK |
| MSN: | 20641 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1513 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cleburne, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Midlothian, TX (TA11) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While performing a landing into an open field, the glider pilot experienced a loss of control and impacted terrain. An examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact anolmalies. A review of the Cambridge Aero Instrument data recording device displayed that after failing to acquire thermal lift, the pilot manuevered for a left base pattern to a grass field. A low level of diphenhydramine, an over the counter sedating antihistamine often known by the trade name Benadryl, was found in the pilot's blood, well below the concentrations normally associated with impairment.
Probable Cause: Loss of control inflight for undetermined reason.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 09:11 | DColclasure | Added |
| 28-Jun-2009 22:28 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:56 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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