Schleicher ASW24 BGA3757 glider near Malton.

On 25th July 1992 this experienced pilot was undertaking a competition flight after an aerotow launch when the glider crashed in an area of standing crop near Malton at 15.15hrs. Prior to landing the pilot found two grass fields but, as one had a horse in it, he selected the other. Upon landing he found that the glider was not slowing down as normal because the field was sloping downhill and it ran into a wood and barbed wire fence. The pilot's head hit the canopy and his face was cut by barbed wire and by the broken canopy.

Pilot - Name unknown, aged 59. Injured.