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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrha CHEROKEE2 · Valyermo, CA · May 2, 1981

Date
May 2, 1981 · 13:15 local
Place
Valyermo, CA
Airport
Crystal
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3311
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUQ20
Reported as
Amtrha CHEROKEE2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
52 total0 in this make and model14 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.

As glider released it pitched up suddenly and right wing seperated. This was first flight for pilot in this glider.

As the FAA filed it

AS GLIDER RELEASED IT PITCHED UP SUDDENLY AND RIGHT WING SEPERATED. THIS WAS FIRST FLIGHT FOR PILOT IN THIS GLIDER.

NTSB investigation

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