# Accident 19730626021719A: Glasfl H301, Choteau, MT, June 26, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1973
- Place: Choteau, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 47.8137° N, 112.1794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Choteau, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8137&lon=-112.1794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N273S-1973-10-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFL H301
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,021 total, 25 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73AS041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730626021719A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HI ALT FLT TO 33500 FT MSL.ACFT DISINTEGRATED.GR & SPEED BRAKES RETRACTED.02 EQUIP OVHL 3 YR PRIOR

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA73AS041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73AS041), Jun 26, 1973: Glasflugel Libell (N273S), Choteau, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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