Glasflugel LIBELLE 201B N3650
24 May 2003 · Hampshire, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 2003 at about 21:10 local time, a Glasflugel LIBELLE 201B registered N3650 was involved in an accident near Hampshire, Illinois, 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 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hampshire, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.1542, -88.5114
- Aircraft
- Glasflugel LIBELLE 201B
- Registration
- N3650
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Union → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA146
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The unsuitable terrain encountered by the pilot during the off airport landing. A factor was the rock.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider sustained substantial damage when it struck a rock while conducting an off-airport landing. The pilot reported that during the 2 hour and 40 minute flight he reached a maximum altitude of 8,200 feet agl. The pilot reported that the glider lost altitude for the remainder of the flight. The pilot stated that he realized he would be unable to reach the airport and decided to perform an off-airport landing to an nearby agricultural field. The pilot reported that upon landing he felt the tail wheel strike something hard. When he exited the aircraft, he found he had struck a large rock which was not visible when he made his landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Glasflugel LIBELLE accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1991 | Glasflugel LIBELLE 201B | Saratoga, New York, United States | Philip Spaziani | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Glasflugel LIBELLE | Osseo, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA200 | Sugar Grove, Illinois, United States | Cynthia R. Lyons | No injuries | - |
| 19 Mar 2003 | Piper PA-34-200T | West Chicago, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2003 | Stinson 108-1 | Romeoville, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172M | Gridley, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Air Tractor AT-503A | Pontiac, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172P | Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States | Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois | No injuries | - |