Link-Johnson-Chessman HP-16 N9025N

Summary

On 4 June 1983 at about 19:45 local time, a Link-Johnson-Chessman HP-16 registered N9025N was involved in an accident near Eldorado Sprgs., Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

4 June 1983 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Eldorado Sprgs., Colorado, United States

Coordinates

39.9408, -105.2810

Aircraft

Link-Johnson-Chessman HP-16

Registration

N9025N

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Boulder → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN83FTE09

1 person died.

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 CRASHED INTO A MOUNTAIN WHILE MANEUVERING DURING VMC WEATHER. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE FACE OF BEAR PEAK MOUNTAIN NEAR THE 7900 FT. LEVEL. THE FUSELAGE WAS CRUSHED THE WINGS SEPARATED AND THE PILOT, WHO HAD UNDONE HIS RESTRAINT SYSTEM, WAS THROWN FROM THE ACFT AND WAS LOCATED ABOUT 100 FT DOWN THE MOUNTAIN FACE. THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT SURVIVABLE DUE TO IMPACT FORCES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.