Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C N11YD
5 July 2007 · Bridgeport, California, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 5 July 2007 at about 23:17 local time, a Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C registered N11YD was involved in an accident near Bridgeport, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 23:17
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bridgeport, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bryant Field (O57)
- Coordinates
- 38.2561, -119.2233
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C
- Registration
- N11YD
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Truckee → Bridgeport
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX07CA206
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's encounter with an unfavorable wind and high sink rate conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider landed short of the runway after encountering unfavorable wind conditions. According to the pilot and data retrieved from an on-board data recorder, heavy sink was experienced while the pilot maneuvered in the pattern to land, which reduced the glide ratio from 50:1 to 10:1. With inadequate altitude to compensate for the sink, the glider impacted a berm in the rough terrain several hundred feet short of the runway, whereupon it nosed over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schempp-Hirth VENTUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Greensboro, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 | Salida, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-CM | Benton, California, United States | Geofrey R. Loyns | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Apr 2006 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Midlothian, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A | Brackettville, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2008 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A | Midlothian, Texas, United States | Richard Johnson | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS2-33A | Los Alamitos, California, United States | Civil Air Patrol - California Wing | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Westland WASP HAS MK1 | Ramona, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Jul 2007 | Aviation International Rotors CH-54A | Los Olivos, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |