ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65889
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 2000 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | HP-11-A - Homebuilt |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N586A |
| MSN: | 53 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1617 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dansville, New York -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | DSV |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was towed to 1,500 feet, and released. The pilot flew 'some' circles looking for lift and found a 'weak' thermal at 200 feet. The location of the thermal was west of a ridgeline that ran southwest. The glider then climbed to 1,000 feet and began to drift from the winds aloft. The pilot attempted to find lift off of the ridgeline, but only encountered sink. The glider began to lose altitude and impacted trees. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 2,177 hours, all in gliders.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the flight with an unfavorable wind. A factor related to the accident was the loss of thermal lift.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21592&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2009 05:42 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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