ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353014
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| Date: | Thursday 15 July 1999 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  LET L-23 Super Blaník |
| Owner/operator: | North Florida Soaring Society |
| Registration: | N254BA |
| MSN: | 917803 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 170 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jacksonville, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (23J) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was towed about 5 miles north of the departure airport to an altitude of about 2,300 feet above ground level (agl). After soaring for about 20 minutes, the pilot decided to return to the airport. When the flight was about 5 miles from the airport at 1,600 feet agl, the pilot said, '...he encountered heavy sink, of about 400 to 500 feet per minute.' He elected to performed a 180 degree turn to reach a field for landing, but could not reach the intended landing area. He elected to stall into a tree to avoid homes.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decisions allowing the glider to descend to a low altitude, resulting in a forced landing off the airport and subsequent impact with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA99LA197
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 1995 | N254BA | Gilbert R. Clarke | 0 | Jacksonville, FL | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 09-Mar-2024 09:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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