Pzl-Bielsko SZD-42-2 JANTAR N131AS
21 September 2002 · Hemet, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 September 2002 at about 20:30 local time, a Pzl-Bielsko SZD-42-2 JANTAR registered N131AS was involved in an accident near Hemet, California, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hemet, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.7333, -117.0167
- Aircraft
- Pzl-Bielsko SZD-42-2 JANTAR
- Registration
- N131AS
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hemet → Hemet
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX02LA291
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate terrain clearance altitude.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider collided with terrain under unknown circumstances. A witness reported that he and the accident pilot were in separate gliders climbing over the mountains. The accident pilot was about 1,000 feet lower than the witness. Moments later, the witness saw the accident pilot on the side of the mountain with the glider facing downward. Although both gliders were equipped with radios, no radio communications took place. Investigators established control continuity and found no preimpact anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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