Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS N8145
19 June 1999 · Hartford, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 June 1999 at about 21:00 local time, a Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS registered N8145 was involved in an accident near Hartford, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartford, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartford Municipal (HXF)
- Coordinates
- 43.3197, -88.3805
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS
- Registration
- N8145
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the reason for the occurrence was undetermined. Factors were the pilot's deploying of the drogue chute, the drogue chute malfunctioning, a dirt embankment, and encountering unsuitable terrain during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that he was practicing deployment of the drogue chute during a landing in the glider. He said that the chute did not release and a landing short of the runway occurred. During the landing roll the glider impacted a roadway embankment. This glider had a history of the drogue chute not releasing previously. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the drogue chute mechanism failed to reveal any anomalies. There was no maintenance manual available for the glider to check the rigging of the release cable.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1996 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-S | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1995 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-B | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2003 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1992 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Bishop, California, United States | Sheldon, David B. | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jul 1991 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Sealy, Texas, United States | Leslie L. Stoner | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 1999 | Maule MXT7-180A | Lapointe, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150K | Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 1999 | Israel 1124A | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1999 | Piper PA-28-161 | Mineral Point, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1999 | Boeing 777-222 | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1999 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |