NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA22LA365
Registry · N249AF
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26D
Year of manufacture
1968 · 54 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
1 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19680930
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A25174
Registrant of record
BLAKESLEE RAYMOND D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions, where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot stated that after departing for local area soaring, he found himself in “dying lift”. He attempted to recover altitude but was unsuccessful. He said that the glider encountered additional “sink” and did not have sufficient altitude to reach the airport. During the forced landing on rough terrain the left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Attain/maintain not possible
- — Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Temp/humidity/pressure-Thermal lifting-Effect on operation
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_ERA22LA365.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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