I C A Brasov IS-29D2 N46045

Summary

On 7 June 1983 at about 22:15 local time, a I C A Brasov IS-29D2 registered N46045, operated by James Richardson, was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

7 June 1983 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Reno, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Stead (4SD)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

I C A Brasov IS-29D2

Registration

N46045

Category

Glider

Operator

James Richardson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA273

Nobody was injured.

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

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, HE RECEIVED AN AERIAL TOW TO 2500 FT AGL, AND AFTER RELEASING, THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED SINKING WX CONDITIONS. HE PROCEEDED BACK TO THE ARPT. AFTER ENTERING A DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, THE GLIDER REPORTEDLY ENCOUNTERED AN AREA OF EXTREME SINK. THE PLT FLEW AN ABBREVIATED PATTERN. DURING A 180 DEG TURN FROM DOWNWIND TO FINAL APCH, THE GLIDER STALLED & STARTED TO SPIN. THE PLT INITIATED CORRECTIVE ACTION, BUT THE GLIDER IMPACTED ON A GRASS STRIP BESIDE THE RWY BEFORE A FULL RECOVERY WAS MADE. THIS WAS THE PLT'S 1ST FLT IN THIS TYPE OF GLIDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.