Stemme Gmbh & S10-VT N237DB

Summary

On 15 March 2025 at about 22:00 local time, a Stemme Gmbh & S10-VT registered N237DB was involved in an accident near Kiowa, Colorado, 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.

Date

15 March 2025 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kiowa, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Road (NONE)

Coordinates

39.3663, -104.5261

Aircraft

Stemme Gmbh & S10-VT

Registration

N237DB

Category

Glider

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Canon City → Centennial

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA129

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while enroute to his destination, the engine lost all power. He attempted to restart the engine, stowed the engine to reduce drag, and executed a forced landing. During the forced landing, the glider impacted a fence and came to rest upright on a dirt road, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and rudder. The pilot reported that he ran out of fuel. He stated that he should have used a dipstick to check the fuel level in the wings and not trusted the fuel gauges.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.