Preliminary

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 26XL Make/Model: AS26 Description: ASH-26E A
GLIDER
Date: 11/02/2005 Time: 1740

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N
Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: SPARKS State: NV Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT, A GLIDER, ON AN IFR WITH ZOA, WAS ATTEMPTING A WORLD DISTANCE
RECORD.
THE ACFT CRASHED IN SPARKS, NEVADA FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. RENO ATCT
SAW
ACFT DESCENDING AND A PARACHUTE DEPLOY. THE ACFT SUSTAINED
SUBSTANTIAL
DAMAGE AND THE ONE POB IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION. SPARKS, NV

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 1 Min: 0
Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0
Unk:

WEATHER: NOT REPORTED

OTHER DATA
Activity: Other Phase: Cruise Operation: General Aviation

Departed: UNKN Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: UNKN Flt Plan: UNK Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: 17332 392512N/1194442W
Last Clearance: UNKN

FAA FSDO: RENO, NV (WP11) Entry date:
11/03/2005