Menees LP-49MS N1524
15 August 1982 · Sparks, Nevada, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 August 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Menees LP-49MS registered N1524, operated by Nevada Soaring Assoc. Inc., was involved in an accident near Sparks, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparks, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Sailing (NV23)
- Coordinates
- 39.5396, -119.7504
- Aircraft
- Menees LP-49MS
- Registration
- N1524
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Nevada Soaring Assoc. Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sparks → Sparks
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DA304
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PLT STATED HE RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AT 1,200 FT AGL IN A 200 FPM LIFT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HE ENCOUNTERED A 1,000 FPM SINK & IMMEDIATELY ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR A LANDING. HE WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE & THE ACFT LANDED HARD BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT WING.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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