Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Warren-Sugarbush Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Warren, Vermont 05674
Sunday, June 20, 1982 10:30 EDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE PILOT HAD LITTLE OR NO PREVIOUS FLIGHT TIME IN THIS ROMANIAN BUILT GLIDER. HE REPORTED DEPARTING FROM AN AIRPORT LOCATED ON THE LEE SIDE OF THE SUGARBUSH MOUNTAINS. HE STATED THAT A STRONG WEST WIND PRODUCED A TURBULENT ROTOR NEAR THE AIRPORT AND THE SURFACE WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS. ABOUT 1.5 HRS AFTER TAKEOFF, HE ENCOUNTER SIGNIFICANT LIFT AND THEN A TURBULENT DESCENT AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TO LAND. WHILE TURNING FINAL, THE LIFT INCREASED AND HE USED WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE DIVE BRAKES. HE ALSO SLIPPED THE GLIDER, BUT WAS STILL 200 FT TOO HIGH AT THE THRESHOLD, SO HE MADE A 360 DEGREE TURN. AFTER THE TURN, THE ALTITUDE WAS STILL HIGH, SO HE SLIPPED TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN FAST NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, THEN OVERRAN AND HIT BUSHES. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLAP HANDLE WAS LOCATED WHERE THE DIVE BRAKE HANDLE WAS LOCATED, IN OTHER GLIDERS HE HAD FLOWN. HE BELIEVED HE FAILED TO ACTIVATE THE DIVE BRAKES ON FINAL.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
Not Yet Reported
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 6/20/1982 |
| Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
| Time of Event | 1030 |
| Event Time Zone | Eastern Daylight Time |
| Event City | WARREN |
| Event State | VERMONT |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 05674 |
| Event Date Year | 1982 |
| Event Date Month | 6 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
| Event Location Latitude | -- |
| Event Location Longitude | -- |
| Event Location Airport | WARREN-SUGARBUSH |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
| Airport Elevation | 0 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | Unknown |
| Investigator's weather source | Unknown |
| Time of the weather observation | 0 |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 0 |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 0 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | 0 |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | 3000 |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Scattered |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Unknown |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | 0 |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | 0 |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 20 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | -- |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 0 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 230 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 10 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 0 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | -- |
| Density Altitude (feet) | 0 |
| Intensity of Precipitation | Unknown |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | 0 |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | 0 |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 2 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 1331 |
| NTSB Notification Source | -- |
| NTSB Notification Date | -- |
| NTSB Notification Time | 0 |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 18 2002 11:28AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\GIUV |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | -- |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N97VY |
| NTSB Number | NYC82DA129 |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | N |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | Unknown |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | -- |
| Damage | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | I.C.A. Brasov |
| Aircraft Model | IS-28B2 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | IS28B2 |
| Aircraft Serial Number | 104 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 727 |
| Aircraft Category | Glider |
| Aircraft Registration Class | Unknown |
| 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 | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Unknown |
| Date of Last Inspection | -- |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | 23 |
| Airframe Hours | 23 |
| ELT Installed | No |
| ELT Activated | Unknown |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | Unknown |
| ELT Type | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | SUGARBUSH SOARING, INC. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | BOX 123 |
| Aircraft Owner City | WARREN |
| Aircraft Owner State | VT |
| Aircraft Owner Country | |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 05674 |
| Operator is an individual? | -- |
| Operator Name | SUGARBUSH SOARING, INC. |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | BOX 123 |
| Operator City | WARREN |
| Operator State | VT |
| Operator Country | |
| Operator Zip code | 05674 |
| Operator Code | |
| Owner has at least one certificate | Yes - certificate holder |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | No |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | Unknown |
| 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) | Personal |
| Second Pilot on Board | No |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | |
| Departure City | WARREN |
| Departure State | VT |
| Departure Country | |
| Departure Time | 1045 |
| Departure Time Zone | |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | |
| Destination City | WARREN |
| Destination State | VT |
| Destination Country | |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Landing |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Dec 9 2002 11:45AM |
| User who most recently changed record | dbo |
| Since inspection or accident | -- |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 4 |
| Runway Length | 2650 |
| Runway Width | 50 |
| Sight Seeing flight | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No |
| Medical Flight | -- |