Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS N441UJ
7 July 1983 · Damascus, Maryland, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 July 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS registered N441UJ was involved in an accident near Damascus, Maryland, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Damascus, Maryland, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clearview
- Coordinates
- 39.2905, -77.2193
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS
- Registration
- N441UJ
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Woodbine → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL83LA259
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES UNTIL SHE WAS ON THE FINAL APPROACH. SHE MANEUVERED THE GLIDER TO MISS THE POWERLINES BUT WAS UNABLE TO MISS THE FENCE AND LANDED SHORT. SHE HAD BEEN FLYING IN THERMAL LIFT AND UPON ENCOUNTERING HEAVY SINK WAS FORCED TO LAND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug 1989 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Littlefield, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jul 1991 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Sealy, Texas, United States | Leslie L. Stoner | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1992 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Bishop, California, United States | Sheldon, David B. | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Aug 1995 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-B | Peoria, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1996 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS-S | Wadsworth, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Champion 402 | Friendly, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-32-300 | Ft. Washington, Maryland, United States | Dulles Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jan 1983 | Cessna 172F | Hancock, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 1983 | Piper PA-32-260 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1983 | Rockwell S2R | Massey, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Bellanca 8GCBC | Berlin, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |