Scheibe Flugzeugbau SF-27M N100LH
8 July 1984 · Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 July 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Scheibe Flugzeugbau SF-27M registered N100LH was involved in an accident near Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grove City, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grove City (29D)
- Coordinates
- 41.1502, -80.0793
- Aircraft
- Scheibe Flugzeugbau SF-27M
- Registration
- N100LH
- Category
- Glider
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Grove City → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA238
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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 MOTORGLIDER LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. ACCORDING TO THE PLT THE TAKEOFF SEEMED LONG BUT HE DID NOT ABORT BECAUSE THISWAS HIS FIRST SELF-LAUNCH AND HE WAS UNSURE OF THE OPERATION. ABOUT 200 FT AGL A TURN WAS MADE TO THE EAST TO RETURN TO THE ARPT AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER. MANIPULATION OF THE THROTTLE RESTORED SMOOTH OPERATION BUT SUBSEQUENTLY AS THEACFT LOST ALT THE THROTTLE WAS ADVANCED AND THE ENGINE QUIT. A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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