Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D N1NZ

Summary

On 11 April 1988 at about 00:00 local time, a Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D registered N1NZ was involved in an accident near Saint Helena, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 April 1988 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Helena, California, United States

Coordinates

38.5506, -122.3906

Aircraft

Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D

Registration

N1NZ

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Vacaville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX88LA156

1 person was seriously 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

THE FLIGHT DEPARTED VACAVILLE GLIDERPORT ON AN AERO TOW. THE PLT INTENDED TO FLY TO CALISTOGA, CA AND RETURN. AFTER PASSING ST. HELENA, CA, THE THERMAL ACTIVITY BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE PLT EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN TO RETURN TO VACAVILLE. WHEN THE FLT WAS OVER ST. HELENA, THE THERMAL ACTIVITY DIMINISHED FURTHER AND THE PLT ELECTED TO EXECUTE A PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN AN OPEN FLD. THE PREVAILING SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTH & THE FLD HE SELECTED SLOPED UPWARD TO THE NORTH. THE PLT LANDED TO THE NORTH & DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE GLIDER STRUCK A DITCH WHICH CROSSED THE LANDING AREA.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.