Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, October 5, 2025
On October 5, 2025 at about 9:57 pm local time, a 1972 Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B (glider), registered N1095G, was substantially damaged in an accident during enroute near Moriarty, New Mexico (Moriarty Muni 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 glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 5, 2025 · about 9:57 pm local time · cases in 2025
- Place
- Moriarty, New Mexico · Moriarty Muni · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B, built 1972 · all STD LIBELLE 201Bs on the register
- Registration
- N1095G · registry record · serial 348
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot reported that during the return flight to the airport, the glider did not have sufficient altitude to reach the airport, and he had to initiate an off airport landing. During the forced landing on rough terrain, the glider ground looped to the right and the landing gear collapsed. The glider sustained substantial damage to the landing gear attachment points and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
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
What happened, in order
- Loss of lift during enroute defining event
- Off-field or emergency landing during landing
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Temp/humidity/pressure › Thermal lifting › Effect on operation
- Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Altitude › Attain/maintain not possible
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 170.4 hours in all; 80.8 in this make and model; 8.5 in the last 90 days; 4.5 in the last 30 days; 149.6 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: September 4, 2023
- Medical certificate: None
- Seat: sngl
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,676.2 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, March 1, 2025
- Maximum gross weight: 770 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: retractable
The flight
- Departed from: 0E0 Moriarty NM at 8:23 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 08/2, 7,702 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 13 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observation at 4:00 pm from K0E0, 1 miles away
Weather report (METAR): METAR K0E0 062155Z AUTO 21013G20KT 10SM CLR 27/M05 A3010 RMK AO2 T02701051=
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Photographs from the investigation 2 pictures from the NTSB's docket, as the NTSB released them
Photograph 1 – View of the left side of the glider and separated landing gear
Photograph 2 – View of substantial damage to tailboomThe NTSB's photographs with the NTSB's captions, at screen size. Open a picture to see it full size or to report one that should not be shown.
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on November 20, 2025. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 10 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Photographs | PDF, 3 pages · our copy | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N1095G on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Glasflugel STD LIBELLE 201B 33 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Glasflugel 191 aircraft on the register
- Moriarty Municipal · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in New Mexico 1,423 since 1982 · 184 in the last ten years
- New Mexico 3,111 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/WPR26LA010.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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