Accident · 2024-10-11

NTSB case WPR25LA015 · GLASFLUGEL STANDARD LIBELLE · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2024-10-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: GLASFLUGEL STANDARD LIBELLE (N41FL)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath, which resulted in the glider landing on rough terrain short of the runway.

Source: NTSB case WPR25LA015

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

Role	Certificate	Instrument rating	Age	Medical	Flight hours
Pilot pilot flying	Private	Airplane	69	Class 3 (2014-08-01)	1,131 total · 67 in this make/model · 1,021 as PIC · 4 last 90 days

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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