SCHLEICHER ASW-20B near Cleburne, TX — 2008-08-31
- Date
- 2008-08-31
- Location
- Cleburne, TX, USA
- Aircraft
- SCHLEICHER ASW-20B
- Registration
- N30WK
- Category
- Glider
- Highest injury
- Fatal
- Fatalities
- 1
Probable cause
Loss of control inflight for undetermined reason.
NTSB narrative
While performing a landing into an open field, the glider pilot experienced a loss of control and impacted terrain. An examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact anolmalies. A review of the Cambridge Aero Instrument data recording device displayed that after failing to acquire thermal lift, the pilot manuevered for a left base pattern to a grass field. A low level of diphenhydramine, an over the counter sedating antihistamine often known by the trade name Benadryl, was found in the pilot's blood, well below the concentrations normally associated with impairment.
NTSB coding
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