Centrair 101A N4429W
4 May 1985 · Barre, Massachusetts, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 May 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Centrair 101A registered N4429W was involved in an accident near Barre, Massachusetts, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Barre, Massachusetts, United States
- Nearest airport
- Barre Hiller
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Centrair 101A
- Registration
- N4429W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC85LA116
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 ACFT ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AND LANDED IN TREES. BY THE TIME THE PLT REALIZED HIS SITUATION IT WAS TOO LATE AND HIS WING TIP HIT A TREE TOP. THE ACFT CAMP TO REST IN TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Centrair 101 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1986 | Centrair 101A | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Centrair 101 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1991 | Centrair 101A | Groveland, Florida, United States | Seminole Flying & Soaring, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1997 | Centrair 101C | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2007 | Centrair 101C | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2014 | Centrair 101A | Nephi, Utah, United States | Bick Frederic A | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1985 | Piper PA28-151 | Chatham, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1985 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Taunton, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 1985 | Boeing 747-136 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-28-161 | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1985 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviation Serivices | No injuries | - |