Start & Flug H101 accident near Rock Hill, NY
On July 19, 2003, a Start & Flug H101 (glider) was involved in an accident near Rock Hill, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 19, 2003
- Place
- Rock Hill, NY
- Aircraft
- Start & Flug H101 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.638°N, 74.596°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030729X01208
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 19, 2003, about 1730 eastern daylight time, a Start & Flug, H101 "Salto" glider, N999JB, was substantially damaged during an off-airport landing in Rock Hill, New York. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed from Wurtsboro-Sullivan County Airport (N82), Wurtsboro, New York. No flight plan had been filed for the local flight that was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. A witness observed the accident pilot preparing his glider for flight, and reported that nothing seemed out of the ordinary with the glider. He also described the pilot as a, "by the book" person. According to the tow-pilot, about 1500, he towed the accident glider aloft, and released him at an altitude of 2,500 feet above ground level. The tow-pilot returned to Wurtsboro, and there was no further communications with the glider. The next time the glider was observed, was just prior to the accident, when the glider was about 6.5 nautical miles northwest of the airport. One witness, who was south of the accident site, reported that he saw the glider circling and then disappear toward the north. Another witness, who was also south of the accident site, saw a glider approach his position from the east. He thought there was something trailing behind the glider like a parachute. The glider then disappeared behind trees. A witness, driving south on Glen Wild Road, saw the glider traveling parallel to the road, in a southerly direction, about 200 feet above the ground. The glider made a left turn and rev
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.
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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.
