Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary DEN86LA107

COLORADO SPRING, CO, USA

Aircraft #1

N96JH

Rolladen-Schneider L53

Analysis

THE ACFT WAS MAKING A LANDING DUE TO AN APPROACHING THUNDERSTORM. ON FINAL, THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURBULENCE AND AT 300 FT AGL, THE GLIDER WAS FORCED ONTO THE GROUND BY A MICROBURST.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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