NONE · PZL-Swidnik PW-5 · 2010-04-26 · Marana, AZ, USA
Event
NTSB number
WPR10CA215
Event ID
20100426X90849
Type
Accident
Date
2010-04-26
Location
Marana, AZ, USA
Coordinates
32.493331, -111.495002
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PZL-Swidnik
Model
PW-5
Registration
N500JN
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to find thermal lift. Contributing to the accident was the failure of a computer that provided glide information and vertical speed instrumentation as a result of an improperly routed electrical cable that caused a short in the electrical system and the pilot's lack of experience in the glider.