# Accident 19810502021589A: Amtrha CHEROKEE2, Valyermo, CA, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 13:15 local time
- Place: Valyermo, CA
- Airport: Crystal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4847° N, 117.8265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CRYSTAL (46CN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4847&lon=-117.8265&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3311-1993-08-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cherokee II (registry code 40601JR, https://openairdocs.org/model/cherokee-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRHA CHEROKEE2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 0 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FUQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502021589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81FUQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUQ20), May 2, 1981: Cherokee II (N3311), Valyermo, CA, 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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