Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE N184W
29 June 2008 · Front Royal, Virginia, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 29 June 2008 at about 15:30 local time, a Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE registered N184W was involved in an accident near Front Royal, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Front Royal, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Front Royal Airport (FRR)
- Coordinates
- 38.8958, -78.8958
- Aircraft
- Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE
- Registration
- N184W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Front Royal → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC08CA236
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
Aircraft control was not maintained during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident was turbulence and inadvertent flight into adverse weather.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, the glider was towed to an altitude of 4,700 feet above mean sea level and released. Shortly after release, the pilot encountered severe turbulence that caused the glider to become inverted. During the turbulence encounter, the pilot's head impacted the canopy several times, and shattered the canopy. While the glider was inverted the pilot heard "cracking in the wings." After recovering from the turbulence upset, the pilot attempted to land in a field. While on the final leg of the approach, the glider impacted some trees, and a hard landing resulted. The tree strikes and hard landing caused substantial damage to the wing and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Glasflugel STANDARD accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jul 2009 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE | Faribault, Minnesota, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 2011 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE | Wellington, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jul 1995 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE | Red River, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1994 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE | Wellington, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1993 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELL | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jul 2024 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE | Fields, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 22 Mar 2008 | Boeing 757-200 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | US Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
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| 3 Aug 2008 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Windsor, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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