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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