19770522037719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr 0130110 · Moriarty, NM · May 22, 1977

Date
May 22, 1977
Place
Moriarty, NM
Airport
Moriarty
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N101AT
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FA042
Reported as
Amtr 0130110
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total15 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prototype racing glider. Wings separated. Thermal strength in area 200-1000FPM,possibly 1500FPM.

As the FAA filed it

PROTOTYPE RACING GLIDER.WINGS SEPARATED.THERMAL STRENGTH IN AREA 200-1000FPM,POSSIBLY 1500FPM.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.