Hph 304CZ N304AK
4 October 2014 · Pikeville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 2014 at about 16:45 local time, a Hph 304CZ registered N304AK, operated by Dimentstein Shmuel, was involved in an accident near Pikeville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 16:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pikeville, Tennessee, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.6106, -85.1928
- Aircraft
- Hph 304CZ
- Registration
- N304AK
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 2001
- Operator
- Dimentstein Shmuel
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jasper → Jasper
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA15CA005
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of aerodynamic lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing and subsequent impact with a pole.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that the glider had been aloft for about 30 minutes prior to experiencing a loss of lift. After selecting a field for an off-airport landing, the pilot maneuvered the glider towards the field, and upon touchdown, the left wing contacted a pole. The glider subsequently pivoted left and came to rest upright, resulting in substantial damage to the tail boom. The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies of the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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