Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S N92DG
5 March 2005 · Clermont, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2005 at about 21:30 local time, a Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S registered N92DG was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clermont, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake Gliderport (6FLO)
- Coordinates
- 28.4097, -81.8378
- Aircraft
- Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S
- Registration
- N92DG
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clermont → Clermont
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA05CA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the glider stalling and impact with trees during the uncontrolled descent.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern on the downwind leg for runway 18. He was turning to base leg when he realized his airspeed was too low. The glider stalled in the turn and dropped in to the woods, coming to rest in a near vertical position suspended by trees. The glider incurred damage to the right and left wings along with the fuselage, tail, and canopy. The pilot stated there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the glider or any its systems prior the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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