ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278934
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| Date: | Saturday 29 June 2019 |
| Time: | 15:11 LT |
| Type: |  Rolladen-Schneider LS4-a |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7LR |
| MSN: | 4087 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moriarty, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moriarty, NM (0E0) |
| Moriarty, NM (0E0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A pilot departed in a single-seat glider for a personal flight near mountainous terrain. The flight was uneventful until shortly after the pilot reversed course back to the destination. Shortly thereafter, the pilot made a 90° turn toward open terrain and began a descent. The descent was initially shallow but increased to about 1,000 ft per minute during the turn. After the turn was completed, the glider maintained a steady course heading. The ground speed initially increased during the descent but was noticeably decreased before the landing. A crash landing was accomplished in an open field and the glider came to rest upright in heavy vegetation and sustained minor damage. The deceased pilot was found strapped in his seat with the canopy closed and was observed to have sustained only minor external injures. Additionally, the glider's landing gear was extended.
There were no anomalies noted in recorded data from the accident flight indicating abnormal operation of the glider. Further, examination of the airframe failed to reveal any anomalies with the airframe that would have precluded normal operation.
The medical examiner attributed the cause of death to natural causes due to a cardiac event.
Probable Cause: An in-flight cardiac event which necessitated an emergency landing, and which the pilot succumbed to.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR19LA181
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 September 1991 | N7LR | Private | 0 | Clifton Forge,VA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2022 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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