ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 179874
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| Date: | Thursday 24 September 2015 |
| Time: | 14:52 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2cT |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N710JC |
| MSN: | 231 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2012 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 283 hours |
| Engine model: | SOLO 2350 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Montgomery County near Blacksburg, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blacksburg, VA (BCB) |
| Blacksburg, VA (BCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying the motor glider in an annual soaring competition. The pilot reported that the motor glider was towed to 2,500 ft and then released. He subsequently performed a routine test of the engine and observed no anomalies; he then shut down the engine and stowed it before beginning the first leg of the competition. About 20 miles from the departure airport, the motor glider began losing altitude due to a loss of thermal lift, and the pilot then prepared for an off-airport landing. He deployed the retractable engine and attempted to start it but was unsuccessful. The pilot set up for landing to a field. He did not see power lines bordering the approach end of the field, and the motor glider impacted the power lines and then descended to the ground in a nose-down attitude.
Probable Cause: A loss of thermal lift during a motor glider flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to maintain adequate clearance from power lines during the off-airport landing attempt.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_results.aspx?NNumbertxt=710JC
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 2023 | G-KADS | Private | 1 | Roundhouse Park, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Sep-2015 16:26 | Geno | Added |
| 26-Sep-2015 06:34 | Ubikvalis | Updated [Location] |
| 06-Oct-2015 08:29 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 01-Dec-2017 15:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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