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Aviation accident WPR19FA241
1 fatal · Glaser Dirks DG 300 ELAN · 2019-08-25 · Wilkeson, WA, USA
Event
- NTSB number
WPR19FA241- Event ID
20190826X65749- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2019-08-25
- Location
- Wilkeson, WA, USA
- Coordinates
- 47.129165, -122.05583
Injuries
- Highest injury
- FATL
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 0
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Glaser Dirks
- Model
- DG 300 ELAN
- Registration
- N300GG
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 0
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s delayed decision to land following a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in collision with trees during the landing approach.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown