Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS IIIT N141V

Summary

On 30 July 1986 at about 23:30 local time, a Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS IIIT registered N141V, operated by Carl D. Herold, was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 July 1986 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hawthorne, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

38.4805, -118.6392

Aircraft

Schempp-Hirth NIMBUS IIIT

Registration

N141V

Category

Glider

Engines

1

Operator

Carl D. Herold

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Flying 'M' Rnch → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA86LA197

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER A 5 HOUR FLIGHT IN THE MOTORIZED GLIDER DURING WHICH THE ENGINE WAS UTILIZED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE PILOT RETURNED TO HIS DESTINATION. UPON ARRIVAL HE EXECUTED A NUMBER OF LOW PASSES OVER THE RUNWAY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS. THE PILOT EXECUTED A FLY BY CONFIDENT THAT ENOUGH FUEL REMAINED FOR THE MANEUVER. DURING THE PULLUP THE REMAINING FUEL WAS EXHAUSTED AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING. NO FUEL GAUGE NOR LOW FUEL WARNING INDICATOR WAS INSTALLED IN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT HAD NO WAY OF ACCURATELY DETERMINING FUEL REMAINING. THE PLTS FLYING TIME WAS NOT REPORTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.