ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69783
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 1996 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Grant C. Hilty |
| Registration: | N19KH |
| MSN: | 19125 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1595 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salem, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Heber, UT (36U) |
| Parowan, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After losing all thermal lift, the pilot was unable to glide to the nearest airport, so he elected to land in an open field. After clearing 30-foot high transmission lines about 100 feet prior to the field, he descended into the field. The glider touched down between one-third and one-half way down the 1,500 foot long field. After the touchdown, the pilot was unable to stop the glider before it impacted a hay bale and a fence near the end of the field.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during an off-airport landing. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of thermal lift, high obstructions (transmission wires) near the edge of the field that the pilot chose to land, and a bale of hay and a fence at the far end of the field.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA96LA147
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 November 2001 | N19KH | Private | 0 | Jersey Shore, PA | |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2009 23:52 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 05:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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