ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39485
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| Date: | Friday 4 October 1996 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: | SZD-59 Akro |
| Owner/operator: | Ruth A. Stevens |
| Registration: | N597R |
| MSN: | B-2164 |
| Engine model: | GE%20T58-140-1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (KSTK) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning to land after a practice aerobatics flight, the pilot flew the glider down the runway of intended landing at 100 feet above ground level and then entered a 45 degree bank left turn. The nose began to drop and the bank angle increased to about 60 degrees and the glider dove into the ground next to the runway with a nose attitude of approximately 60 degrees nose down. At the time, the glider tow plane was back taxiing on the runway. Terrain around the airport was flat grass covered farm fields.
Probable Cause: Loss of control when the pilot exceeded the velocity of stall while in a turn.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA004
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Jun-2014 14:03 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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