Dg Flugzeugbau DG 1000S N767SS
22 June 2022 · Lake Chelan, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 2022 at about 22:15 local time, a Dg Flugzeugbau DG 1000S registered N767SS was involved in an accident near Lake Chelan, Washington, 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 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Chelan, Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 47.9933, -120.2444
- Aircraft
- Dg Flugzeugbau DG 1000S
- Registration
- N767SS
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 2003
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Methow → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA223
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to overfly a suitable landing site which resulted in an off-field landing in a lake.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported he was soaring when he penetrated two areas of “heavy sink” before reaching the final wave lift of the flight that took him to 16,500 ft. When he left the wave lift the glider began to sink and he quickly focused on regaining lift and did not think about the final glide back to the departure airport. The pilot subsequently overflew a suitable alternative airport as he continued to search for lift while the glider continued to sink at about 1,000 ft per minute. The pilot eventually maneuvered into a position where his best option was to land in a lake when he could not find sufficient lift or return to an airport. Both wings were substantially damaged when the pilot landed in the lake. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Dg Flugzeugbau DG-1000S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2014 | Dg Flugzeugbau DG 1000S | Wrightwood, California, United States | Southern California Soaring Academy Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2011 | Dg Flugzeugbau DG 1000S | Cle Elum, Washington, United States | Northwest Eagle Soaring LLC | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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