Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 1/1/2002 |
Event Day of the Week | Tuesday |
Time of Event | 1458 |
Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
Event City | Sterling |
Event State | MASSACHUSETTS |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 01564 |
Event Date Year | 2002 |
Event Date Month | 1 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 422717N |
Event Location Longitude | 0714400W |
Event Location Airport | Sterling Airport |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | 3B3 |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 1 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 160 |
Airport Elevation | 459 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1452 Eastern Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 20 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | FIT |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 348 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | EST |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 4900 |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Few |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -1 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | -13 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 250 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 18 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | 22 |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.93 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 1 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 13611 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA FSDO-5 |
NTSB Notification Date | Jan 2 2002 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 1300 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
Date of most recent change to record | Jul 1 2003 9:44AM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | FSDO-03 |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N117BB |
NTSB Number | NYC02LA046 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
Damage | Substantial |
Aircraft Fire | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | LET |
Aircraft Model | L-23 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 917815 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 1124 |
Aircraft Category | Glider |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 2 |
Number of Engines | 0 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
Date of Last Inspection | Aug 27 2001 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 25 |
Airframe Hours | 911 |
ELT Installed | No |
ELT Activated | No |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | M.I.T. Soaring Association |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 121 Greenland Road |
Aircraft Owner City | Sterling |
Aircraft Owner State | MA |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 01564 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | -- |
Owner has at least one certificate | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Instructional |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
Departure Airport Code | 3B3 |
Departure City | Sterling |
Departure State | MA |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 1430 |
Departure Time Zone | EDT |
Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
Destination Airport Code | -- |
Destination City | -- |
Destination State | -- |
Destination Country | -- |
Specific Phase of Flight | Maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency) |
Report sent to ICAO? | No |
Evacuation occurred | No |
Date of most recent change to record | Sep 16 2002 10:45AM |
User who most recently changed record | PEAR |
Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 34 |
Runway Length | 3010 |
Runway Width | 40 |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |