Start & Flug H101 N999JB
19 July 2003 · Rock Hill, New York, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 July 2003 at about 21:30 local time, a Start & Flug H101 registered N999JB was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, New York, United States. One person was on board and one died. 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Hill, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wurtsboro-Sullivan County Arpt (N82)
- Coordinates
- 41.6375, -74.5956
- Aircraft
- Start & Flug H101
- Registration
- N999JB
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wurtsboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC03FA162
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider was aero-towed, and released. After release, the glider was not observed until about 2 1/2 hour later, when the pilot attempted a landing on a road surrounded by trees. The left wing dug into an adjacent dirt bank and the glider came to rest inverted on the road. A suitable landing area was located about 1,000 feet north of the accident site. A witness in a vehicle traveling southbound on the road saw the glider proceeding south, past his position, and then reverse course to the north, after which he lost sight of the glider. As he continued to travel south on the road, he came upon the glider on the road, inverted. The wing span of the glider was 44.6 feet. The paved area of the road was 20 feet wide. Trees overhung the road on both sides, and there was dirt bank, higher than the road, on the west side of the road, about 20 feet west of the centerline of the road.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Start & Flug H101 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Apr 1988 | Start & Flug H101 SALTO | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | Freedom Sports | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Montgomery, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2003 | Mooney M20J | Montauk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 2003 | Boeing 757-251 | Flushing, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2003 | Bell 47D | Princetown, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 May 2003 | Piper PA-23-250 | Buffalo, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |