NTSB Identification: CEN15LA253
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident
occurred
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
in
Lamy, NM
Aircraft:
SCHLEICHER ASW27 - 18E, registration:
N297JS
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This
is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors.
Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has
been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of
this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare
this aircraft accident report.
On
June 3, 2015 about 1230 mountain daylight time, A Schleicher ASW 27-18E
glider, N297JS, was destroyed when it impacted terrain about 1.5 miles
east of Lamy, New Mexico, under unknown circumstances.
The private pilot
was fatally injured.
The glider was registered to and operated by the
pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a
personal flight.
Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the
flight, which was not operated on a flight plan. The flight originated
from Moriarty Airport, Moriarty, New Mexico, at an unconfirmed time.