ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187349
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| Date: | Sunday 15 May 2016 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N19VT |
| MSN: | 19033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1193 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Madison County, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alexandria, IN |
| Alexandria, IN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed after getting caught in a downdraft.The glider hit the ground nose first and then the right wing hit the ground. The pilot survived, the glider was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.wishtv.com/news/local-news/glider-crash-sends-howard-county-man-to-hospital/1116535580
https://www.navbug.com/article173135263/glider_crash_sends_howard_county_man_to_hospital_wish_tv.htm
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2016 07:42 | transylhwp | Added |
| 17-May-2016 13:15 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2016 13:26 | Ştefan | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-May-2016 23:05 | Geno | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-May-2016 05:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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