Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh VENTUS 3F accident near Moriarty, NM
On July 10, 2018, a Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh VENTUS 3F (glider) was involved in an accident near Moriarty, NM. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 10, 2018
- Place
- Moriarty, NM
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth Flugzeugbau Gmbh VENTUS 3F · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.978°N, 106.000°W
- NTSB ID
- 20180710X25659
Official records · CEN18FA262
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT**This section was modified on 11/4/2019. Please see the public docket for this accident to view the original text.** On July 10, 2018, about 1507 mountain daylight time, a Schempp-Hirth Flugzenbau GMBH Ventus 3F motorglider, N753R, impacted terrain 1/2 mile southeast of Moriarty Municipal Airport (0E0), Moriarty, New Mexico. The private pilot sustained fatal injuries and the glider was substantially damaged. The glider was privately owned and was being operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the local flight, which originated from 0E0 about 1312. The 0E0 airport manager reported that the accident pilot had purchased the accident glider in March. Another glider pilot flying in the vicinity of 0E0 around the time of the accident reported that he departed before the accident pilot and proceeded south. The airport manager said the accident pilot received an aerotow shortly after 1300; the other glider pilot reported that he heard the accident pilot broadcast over the radio that he was not getting any lift and was going to stay near the airport. A witness on the ground reported that she saw the accident glider as she was driving near the airport. The glider was in a nose-down attitude and very close to the ground. She stated it was odd to see the glider so close to the ground and thought that maybe it was going to land. She then turned her car and lost sight of the glider. The accident pilot's wife called the airport manager about 1700 looking for th
Probable cause
The pilot's exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack during a low-altitude turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
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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.
