ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66686
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| Date: | Sunday 13 July 2003 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N130MD |
| MSN: | 41039 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 115 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ashburnham, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, MA (3B3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a glider flight, the pilot was over an airport about 30 miles from his intended destination airport, at an altitude of about 1,160 feet above the ground. The pilot overheard radio communications between other glider pilots in the area who indicated that conditions were "tougher" than they expected. The pilot elected to attempt to reach his destination airport; however, he was not able to locate adequate thermal activity to maintain altitude. The pilot attempted to divert to another airport; however, the glider continued to descend and he attempted a landing to a gravel pit. While on approach, the glider impacted trees and struck the ground.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to over fly a suitable landing area. Factors in this accident were weak thermal lift activity, and lack of suitable terrain at the time of the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030806X01272&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2009 23:20 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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