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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8 · Hobbs, NM · July 15, 1980

Date
July 15, 1980 · 13:15 local
Place
Hobbs, NM
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56MW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW80FA091
Reported as
Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,291 total110 in this make and model90 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.

Sailplane entered steep spiral dive. No recovery. Possible heat prostation problem.

As the FAA filed it

SAILPLANE ENTERED STEEP SPIRAL DIVE. NO RECOVERY. POSSIBLE HEAT PROSTATION PROBLEM.

NTSB investigation

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