MINR · GLASFLUGEL STANDARD LIBELL · 1993-07-16 · BOULDER, CO, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN93LA080
Event ID
20001211X12893
Type
Accident
Date
1993-07-16
Location
BOULDER, CO, USA
Coordinates
40.019802, -105.24945
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GLASFLUGEL
Model
STANDARD LIBELL
Registration
N4362
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
IMPROPER RIGGING OF THE SPOILER SYSTEM BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, WHICH CAUSED AN UNCOMMANDED SPOILER DEPLOYMENT AND PREVENTED SPOILER RETRACTION BY THE PILOT. A FACTOR WAS UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING