Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S accident near Clermont, Florida, March 5, 2005
On March 5, 2005 at about 9:30 pm local time, a Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S (glider), registered N92DG, was substantially damaged in an accident near Clermont, Florida (Seminole Lake Gliderport airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilots failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the glider stalling and impact with trees during the uncontrolled descent.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 5, 2005 · about 9:30 pm local time
- Place
- Clermont, Florida · Seminole Lake Gliderport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Dgflugzeugbau DG-800S
- Registration
- N92DG · registry record · serial 8-217S43
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot stated he entered the traffic pattern on the downwind leg for runway 18. He was turning to base leg when he realized his airspeed was too low. The glider stalled in the turn and dropped in to the woods, coming to rest in a near vertical position suspended by trees. The glider incurred damage to the right and left wings along with the fuselage, tail, and canopy. The pilot stated there was no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the glider or any its systems prior the accident.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot, private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 1,519 hours in all; 199 in this make and model; 3 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 1,457 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 15, 2003
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: frt
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 199.3 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 12, 2004; 38.5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,157 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine:; 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 6FLO Clermont FL
- Destination: 6FLO Clermont FL
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,000 ft by 300 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 9:53 pm from GIF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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