Accident: Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 800B
Apr 25, 2016 · Clements, CA
NTSB numberWPR16LA096Event id20160425X12027
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The motorglider pilot's decision to perform an in-flight engine start with insufficient altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with trees after the engine did not start. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction by the engine restart procedures during a critical portion of the landing approach.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Dg Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG 800B
- Registration
- N800YG
- Year built
- 1998
- Category
- Glider
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Approach-VFR pattern downwind Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Rancho Murieta Airport (KRIU)17 nm (32 km) north
- Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)20 nm (37 km) south-west
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