SERS · SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS-B · 1991-08-31 · MOJAVE, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX91LA378
Event ID
20001212X17918
Type
Accident
Date
1991-08-31
Location
MOJAVE, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.14923, -117.919006
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
SCHEMPP-HIRTH
Model
VENTUS-B
Registration
N901DH
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
DEST
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE GLIDER PILOT'S INADEQUATE ALTITUDE TO CLEAR TERRAIN. FACTORS WHICH RELATED TO THE PILOT BEING LOW COULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE PILOT HAD NO MEMORY OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO WITNESSES WERE IDENTIFIED WHO OBSERVED THE GLIDER OTHER THAN DURING ITS FINAL FEW SECONDS OF FLIGHT.