Centrair 101A N99KG
16 August 2025 · Springfield, Vermont, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 16 August 2025 at about 17:30 local time, a Centrair 101A registered N99KG was involved in an accident near Springfield, Vermont, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Springfield, Vermont, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartness State Airport (Spring (VSF)
- Coordinates
- 43.3454, -72.5147
- Aircraft
- Centrair 101A
- Registration
- N99KG
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA25LA303
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to assemble the glider’s elevator control before takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
During his preflight assembly of the glider, the pilot got distracted and failed to connect the elevator control. During the subsequent takeoff, once the glider became airborne, the pilot realized there was no elevator control and immediately released himself from the tow airplane. The glider nosed down and impacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage and tail boom.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Centrair 101 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2015 | Centrair 101A | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | Theodore Clausing | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2014 | Centrair 101A | Nephi, Utah, United States | Bick Frederic A | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 May 2007 | Centrair 101C | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1997 | Centrair 101C | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1991 | Centrair 101A | Groveland, Florida, United States | Seminole Flying & Soaring, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 1988 | Centrair 101 | Vacaville, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | Burlington, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2025 | Rockwell 112 | Burlington, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Piper PA-28-235 | Manchester, Vermont, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2024 | Piper PA28R | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | Champion 7EC | Highgate, Vermont, United States | Hill H Charles II | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2023 | Cessna 172R | Burlington, Vermont, United States | - | No injuries | - |