MINR · Schleicher ASW-19 · 1996-07-05 · SALEM, UT, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA96LA147
Event ID
20001208X06364
Type
Accident
Date
1996-07-05
Location
SALEM, UT, USA
Coordinates
40.019157, -111.639511
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Schleicher
Model
ASW-19
Registration
N19KH
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during an off-airport landing. Factors relating to the accident were: loss of thermal lift, high obstructions (transmission wires) near the edge of the field that the pilot chose to land, and a bale of hay and a fence at the far end of the field.