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Glasflugel 604 N165D

25 June 1984 · W Silver Spring, Nevada, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 June 1984 at about 01:00 local time, a Glasflugel 604 registered N165D was involved in an accident near W Silver Spring, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
W Silver Spring, Nevada, United States
Coordinates
39.3704, -119.2604
Aircraft
Glasflugel 604
Registration
N165D
Category
Glider
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Minden → Minden
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA84LA148

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 GLIDER PLT WAS RETURNING TO THE DOUGLAS COUNTRY ARPT AFTER A 470 MI X-COUNTRY FLT. WHILE AT ABOUT 10,000 FT, HE ENCOUNTER A DOWNDRAFT THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A NEARBY THUNDERSTORM & LOST ABOUT 7000 FT IN 7 MILES. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY. JUST AS HE HAD EXTENDED THE GEAR & WAS LANDING, HE SAW A LARGE CAUTION SIGN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FLY OVER IT. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SIGN & WAS TORN OFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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