Glasflugel MOSQUITO N237B
21 October 1995 · Dunlap, Tennessee, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 October 1995 at about 22:10 local time, a Glasflugel MOSQUITO registered N237B was involved in an accident near Dunlap, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 22:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dunlap, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3699, -85.3806
- Aircraft
- Glasflugel MOSQUITO
- Registration
- N237B
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA96LA012
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in a spin at an altitude insufficient for recovery.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider was observed by pilots of three other gliders to be flying at a slow airspeed 400-500 feet above trees on a ridge line. The nose of the glider pitched up and the glider stalled and entered a spin from which it crashed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Glasflugel MOSQUITO accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1991 | Glasflugel MOSQUITO | Pearblossom, California, United States | Richard J. Wojslaw | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1982 | Glasflugel MOSQUITO | Tazewell, Virginia, United States | William J. Savory | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Glasflugel MOSQUITO | Alvarado, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-46 | Dayton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1995 | Beechcraft A36 | McKenzie, Tennessee, United States | Ralph D. Golden | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1995 | Piper PA-28-140 | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | Alec S. Bari | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 1995 | Allen MUSTANG II | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1995 | Beechcraft A35 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | Perry Pemberton | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1995 | Bell 47G | Union City, Tennessee, United States | Gordon Wade | No injuries | - |