Glaser Dirks DG300 accident near Morgan, UT
On July 31, 2010, a Glaser Dirks DG300 (glider) was involved in an accident near Morgan, UT. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 31, 2010
- Place
- Morgan, UT
- Aircraft
- Glaser Dirks DG300 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.072°N, 111.662°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100801X25535
Official records · WPR10LA377
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 31, 2010, about 1450 mountain daylight time, a Glaser Dirks DG-300 experimental racing glider, N30AS, was substantially damaged after impacting terrain while maneuvering near Morgan, Utah. The private pilot, the registered owner and sole occupant, was killed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight was being conducted in accordance with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation Part 91. The local flight departed the Morgan County Airport (42U), about 1407. In a statement submitted to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC), a flight instructor reported that he was flying in the same area as the accident pilot at about 7,400 feet mean sea level (msl), and was in air-to-air communications with him. The instructor pilot stated that the accident pilot informed him that he had arrived in the area at [between] 7,600 feet msl to 7,800 feet msl, and that he was climbing between 300 to 500 feet per minute (fpm). The instructor pilot further stated that he continued to circle and climb up to 11,500 feet msl, that he could see that the accident pilot was flying well in front of the terrain, and that the accident pilot reported that he was also "climbing nicely." The flight instructor stated that this was the last radio contact he had with the accident pilot. He reported that he then flew around for about another hour, and that while returning to 42U he learned from another pilot who had just landed, that the accident pilot had not yet returned to the a
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in a stall/spin and ground impact.
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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.
