Schleicher K8B N885D
1 July 2000 · Manchester, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2000 at about 19:30 local time, a Schleicher K8B registered N885D was involved in an accident near Manchester, Michigan, 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Manchester, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rosettie (75G)
- Coordinates
- 42.1397, -84.0297
- Aircraft
- Schleicher K8B
- Registration
- N885D
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Not Reported
- NTSB number
- CHI00LA193
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While on final approach the glider experienced higher than expected sink and the glider impacted a fence-post short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher K8B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1987 | Schleicher K8B | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Georgia Lockheed Em.rec. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Stanton, Minnesota, United States | MN Soaring CLU | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1978 | Schleicher K8B | Montpelier, Ohio, United States | ELF Soaring | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 May 1972 | Schleicher K8B | W.bridgewater, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 1970 | Schleicher K8B | Fairfield, California, United States | North Bay Soar | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1969 | Schleicher K8B | Blairstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2000 | Cessna 172R | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2000 | Beechcraft 1900D | Escanaba, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 2000 | Piper PA-32-300 | Saginaw, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2000 | North American NA-265-80 | Ironwood, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Sep 2000 | Piper PA-16 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Aug 2000 | Ayres S2R-600 | Bad Axe, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |