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ATL83LA259

1983-07-07 · DAMASCUS, Maryland, United States · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N441UJ

Make / Model
SCHEMPP-HIRTH CIRRUS
Year of manufacture
1969 · 14 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690526
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A5501F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

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Factual narrative

THE GLIDER COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING. THE PLT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT SEE THE POWER LINES UNTIL SHE WAS ON THE FINAL APPROACH. SHE MANEUVERED THE GLIDER TO MISS THE POWERLINES BUT WAS UNABLE TO MISS THE FENCE AND LANDED SHORT. SHE HAD BEEN FLYING IN THERMAL LIFT AND UPON ENCOUNTERING HEAVY SINK WAS FORCED TO LAND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL83LA259.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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