The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Des Plaines, Illinois
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Sky Soaring Inc
Location: Huntley, IL
Accident Number: CEN21LA226
Date & Time: May 16, 2021, 13:00 Local
Registration: N41CR
Aircraft: I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA) IS-28B2
Injuries: 2 Serious
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: I.C.A.-BRASOV (ROMANIA)
Registration: N41CR
Model/Series: IS-28B2
Aircraft Category: Glider
Amateur Built: No
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KDKB,915 ft msl
Observation Time: 12:55 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 19°C /12°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 230°
Lowest Ceiling:
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.18 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Hampshire, IL (55LL)
Destination: Huntley, IL
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 2 Serious
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 Serious
Latitude, Longitude: 42.155593,-88.519095 (est)
Two men were hospitalized with non life-threatening injuries after a glider accident in Hampshire, according to Huntley fire officials.
Around 1 p.m., first responders arrived on the scene of a glider accident at the Sky Soaring, a glider club in Hampshire, after two men had landed a glider in a field adjacent to the facility, according to Huntley fire officials.
The two were taken to a nearby hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. The glider was "significantly damaged," according to Huntley fire officials.
The Kane County sheriff's department and Federal Aviation Administration are working on an ongoing investigation into the incident.
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