ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70370
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1986 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Rolladen-Schneider LS6 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N25SG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Uvalde, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT OF A ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6 GLIDER, N25SG, IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORT OF RUNWAY AT UVALDE, TX AIRPORT. PILOT HELD U.S.-FOREIGN PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATION BASED ON GERMAN CERTIFICATION AND WAS REPRESENTING THE AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURER DURING GLIDER COMPETITION. THE PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN AND LAND FOR A PARACHUTE ADJUSTMENT. THE LANDING WAS DELAYED BY A DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. HOWEVER, THE PILOT ESCAPED INJURY. PLTS FLT TIME WAS NOT AVAILABLE/NOT REPORTED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: FTW86LRG31
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2009 03:03 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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