Crash location | Unknown |
Nearest city | New Castle, VA
37.500129°N, 80.110882°W |
Tail number | N102AG |
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Accident date | 14 Sep 1991 |
Aircraft type | Schempp-Hirth VENUS CM |
Additional details: | None |
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL MUSH. CONTRIBUTING WAS A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CAUSING DETERIORATED AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE, AND AN INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION WHICH RESULTED IN AN OVERGROSS AIRCRAFT CONDITION.