“Substantially damaged. Fuselage and left wing destroyed.” 2007 American Soaring Concepts (ACS) kit.



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“Substantially damaged. Fuselage and left wing destroyed.”
2007 American Soaring Concepts (ACS) kit built American Spirit glider. FAA Registration N127JK. Substantially damaged. Left wing splintered at end and split open along trailing edge. Cockpit crushed from nose impact and fuselage broken at tail. Canopy missing. No log books, but FAA bill of sale is included. As pictured (trailer is not included, just the wrecked glider).
Advanced Soaring concepts SPIRIT Specifications : Span. 15.0 m. / 49.2 ft.Area 9.39 sq. m. / 101.1 sq. ft.Aspect ratio 23.9Empty weight 230 kg / 508 lbStructure : GFRP sandwich, GFRP spar, aramid reinforced cockpit, welded tube frame. Performance L/D max. 44 Other Country of origin USADesigner Tor JensenNo. of seats 1No. in the U.S. about 4 The Spirit, which first flew in 1992, is the kit built Standard Class design which parallels ASC’s Falcon 15 m. racing class ship. It’s designed to accommodate a 118 kg . / 260 lb. 193 cm. / 4 in. pilot with parachute.
14 CFR Part 91: General AviationAccident occurred Sunday, June 22, 2014 in Lehi, UTAircraft: KNELL ASC SPIRIT, registration: N127JKOn June 22, 2014, about 1430 mountain daylight time, an ASC Spirit Glider, N127JK, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain, about 1 mile southeast of the Cedar Valley Airport (UT10), 10 miles west of Lehi, Utah. The glider was owned and being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal local flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The glider departed Cedar Valley Airport (UT10), about 1350.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on June 23, a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air safety inspector who visited the accident site, said witnesses reported to him that the glider was circling to land on runway 35. During the descent the pilot made several steep turns. When the airplane was about 40 to 50 feet above the ground the right wing dropped and the glider suddenly nosed into the ground short of the runway.
Prior to the accident, the pilot of the accident airplane was heard over the airport"s universal communications radio frequency (UNICOM) reporting his position and intentions; no mechanical anomalies were reported.
 Current date: 2015-08-09