Schleicher ASW24 accident near Vero Beach, FL
On December 6, 2024, a Schleicher ASW24 (glider) was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 6, 2024
- Place
- Vero Beach, FL
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW24 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 27.639°N, 80.535°W
- NTSB ID
- 20241206199388
NTSB summary
On December 6, 2024, about 1240 eastern standard time, a Schleicher ASW 24 glider, N244RW, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Vero Beach, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The glider was owned by a local soaring club and was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot was a seasonal member of the Treasure Coast Soaring Club based at New Hibiscus Airpark (X52), Vero Beach, FL. According to club members, the glider departed X52 about 1140 for a local flight. After about 1 hour, the glider approached the airport at about 1,000 ft above ground level (agl) to enter the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 36. They further reported that the glider appeared to get “too slow” as it approached the traffic pattern then entered a stall/spin. The glider recovered from the spin about 50 ft agl, then pitched up and entered a second stall/spin. The glider descended in a nose-down attitude and impacted a grass median between a divided highway about 1/2-mile northwest of X52. Members of the club further stated that the accident flight was the pilot’s first flight after recently completing his familiarization training in the high performance single-seat glider. The on-scene examination revealed the glider came to rest in an upright position near the center of the grass median, and all major components of the glider were accounted for at the accident site. The cockpit area was fragmented and displaced upward. The right wing was separated about midspan with aft deformation noted to the leading edge o
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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.
