ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69879
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| Date: | Saturday 26 November 1994 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-600/18 |
| Owner/operator: | Averill, Clyde |
| Registration: | N7020P |
| MSN: | 6-6 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 460 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20O-540-J1A5D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamogordo, NM (KALM) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE SAILPLANE STALLED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION TO A LOWER RIDGE FOR BETTER LIFTING CONDITIONS. THE SAILPLANE RECOVERED IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE, BUT ONE WING TIP STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES UNTIL IMPACT WITH THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA054
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2009 10:15 | DColclasure | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 08:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 18:08 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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