ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315617
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 June 2023 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  LET L-23 Super Blaník |
| Owner/operator: | Sandhill Soaring Club Inc |
| Registration: | N10BR |
| MSN: | 917826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Richmond Field (69G), Gregory, MI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Richmond Field, MI (69G) |
| Richmond Field, MI (69G) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 21, 2023, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Let L-23 Super Blanik, N10BR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Richmond Field Airport (69G), Gregory, Michigan. The flight instructor was seriously injured, and the student pilot received minor injuries. The glider was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The student pilot reported that he had been flying the glider until about 10 minutes before the accident when the flight instructor assumed control of the glider and started looking for thermals to gain altitude. He said the flight instructor was mostly quiet until he said they were going to perform an off-field landing. The glider flew across a tree line at about 150 ft above ground level and turned to land in a bean field. The student had no further recollection of the accident.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
Sources:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/video/news/2023/06/22/2-people-hurt-after-glider-crash-in-livingston-county/
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/pilot-passenger-injured-when-glider-crashes-during-emergency-landing-in-livingston-county
https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/06/22/unadilla-township-police-probe-cause-of-glider-crash-in-livingston-county/70345792007/
https://eu.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/2023/06/22/glider-crash-lands-in-unadilla-township-two-riders-seriously-injured/70346086007/
https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/2-hurt-after-glider-aircraft-crashes-in-livingston-cty-field
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10BR
https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4f739c_84d0e45779654aaeac0fdc01087c1c8c~mv2.jpg/v1/crop/x_0,y_0,w_3778,h_3024/fill/w_476,h_381,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/IMG_0761.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2023 18:06 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Jun-2023 19:05 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 22-Jun-2023 20:52 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 11-Jul-2023 20:33 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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