ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70017
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| Date: | Sunday 11 June 1989 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: | Glaser-Dirks DG-100 Elan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83GB |
| MSN: | E133 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 110 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanton Airfield, MN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stanton Airfield |
| Stanton Airfield | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that after a normal lift-off, the glider bounced, causing it to rise rapidly to about 50ft AGL. He elected to release from the tow-aircraft and land straight ahead. However the right wing struck the ground and the glider came to the rest inverted with substantial damages. The pilot had a total of 35h in gliders of which 2h were in this model of glider.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: MKC89LA131
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2009 02:49 | DColclasure | Added |
| 07-Apr-2010 23:28 | penguin832 | Updated [Time, Cn, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2013 13:22 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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