Start & Flug H101 SALTO N999WC
3 April 1988 · Winter Haven, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 April 1988 at about 19:00 local time, a Start & Flug H101 SALTO registered N999WC, operated by Freedom Sports, was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, 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
- Winter Haven, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winter Haven's Gilbert
- Coordinates
- 27.9799, -81.7808
- Aircraft
- Start & Flug H101 SALTO
- Registration
- N999WC
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Freedom Sports
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA140
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 FLT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR LANDING WHEN THE PLT OBSERVED A GLIDER PARKED 600 FT FROM THE PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE ELECTED TO LAND TO THE LEFT OF THE GLIDER & AFTER TURNING BASE THEN FINAL, OBSERVED INDIVIDUALS PUSHING IT TOWARDS THE PLANNED TOUCHDOWN POINT. HE ELECTED TO LAND BETWEEN THE APCH END AND THE GLIDER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. THE NOSE OF HIS GLIDER DUG INTO THE GROUND THEN CAME TO REST. THE PLT STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE FLOWN OVER THE GLIDER THEN LANDED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Start & Flug H101 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2003 | Start & Flug H101 | Rock Hill, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Apr 1988 | Cessna 172N | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Citrus Grove Aviation, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Apr 1988 | Beechcraft A-23 | Fort Myers, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Rockwell A9B | Marianna, Florida, United States | Panhandle Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 May 1988 | Cessna 172K | Lake City, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1988 | Piper J3C | N Fort Myers, Florida, United States | Walker, David L | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jun 1988 | Cessna 172N | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Miller Aircraft, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |