[4] The Scimitar was intended to use new aerodynamic technology to achieve higher performance in a competition sailplane.

[2] The aircraft was involved in a minor accident on 25 April 1998 when trying to land after hitting sinking air while ridge soaring near Scrabble, West Virginia.

While landing in a short 450 ft (137 m) length field the pilot ground looped the aircraft to avoid hitting a tree.

Masak was attempting to cross a ridge line and struck a tree, resulting in his death.

The US National Transportation Safety Board determined the cause of the accident to be "The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.