Schweizer SGS 1-34 accident near Decatur, TX
On September 2, 2002, a Schweizer SGS 1-34 (glider) was involved in an accident near Decatur, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 2, 2002
- Place
- Decatur, TX
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-34 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 33.254°N, 97.581°W
- NTSB ID
- 20020906X01536
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On September 2, 2002, approximately 1800 central daylight time, a Schweizer SGS 1-34 glider, N2691H, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain during following a loss of control while on final approach for landing at the Decatur Municipal Airport near Decatur, Texas. The glider was registered to and operated by North Texas Soaring of Decatur. The private pilot, sole occupant of the glider, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight departed the Decatur Municipal Airport, approximately 1745. A witness near the airport reported that he observed the glider turn final for runway 16, and it appeared to be aligned with the taxiway. The witness further reported that the glider "appeared to stall" on final approach as he observed the glider nosed down, descent, and impact the ground north of the taxiway. PERSONNEL INFORMATION The pilot was issued a private pilot certificate on January 22, 2001, for single-engine land airplanes, and on October 28, 2001, she was issued a glider rating. The pilot had accumulated a total of 92.4 flight hours, of which 74.0 hours were in airplanes and 18.4 hours in gliders. A review of the pilot's records revealed that the pilot had logged 1 hour and 45 minutes in the last 30 days in gliders. The accident flight was the second flight of the day in the same make and model as the accident glider. The pilot held a valid third class medical certificate, issued June 20, 2002. The medical certificate
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was lack of total experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
