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Mid-Air Collision Between Two Gliders in Saratoga County Kills One

The NTSB has taken charge of the probe and expects a preliminary report in about a month with a final probable-cause finding in 12 to 24 months.

Deputies with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office surveil the scene at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport on Friday, where a glider landed after a collision with another glider. Police on Saturday identified the pilot who did not survive the collision.
Police section off a piece of land at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport in Edinburg where a glider landed Friday after colliding with another glider.
NewsChannel 13 reporter Lauren Holdmeyer and photojournalist Colleen Virkler found a downed aircraft off Wheeler Road that New York state police said they had been looking for.

Overview

  • Two single-seat gliders collided over rural Edinburg, Saratoga County, on Friday afternoon, and searchers later found one pilot dead in heavily wooded terrain.
  • The other glider landed safely at Plateau Sky Ranch Airport and its pilot was uninjured; witnesses and the airport owner said that pilot was shaken and helped in search efforts.
  • State Police, New York State Forest Rangers, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and local fire and EMS units conducted a large search; residents were asked to avoid the area to prevent interference.
  • The FAA identified the crashed aircraft as a Schempp‑Hirth Ventus (Ventus‑2B) and the surviving glider as a Schleicher ASW/AS24, and officials said each aircraft carried only its pilot.
  • Investigators will process the wreckage at the remote Sand Lake Road site while the NTSB leads the formal investigation and prepares a brief preliminary report in roughly one month.