# Accident 19811107073019A: Amtrbr HP14, Altoona, PA, November 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1981, 11:58 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5081° N, 78.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Altoona, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5081&lon=-78.4011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3320X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3320X-1983-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carver HP-14 B (registry code 0560357, https://openairdocs.org/model/carver-hp-14-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRBR HP14
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811107073019A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT SUFFERED FATAL HEART ATTACK IN FLIGHT. HAD 2 PREVIOUS ATTACKS. MEDICAL CERTIFICATE REVOKED. NOT NEEDED

## 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 NYC82FGT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FGT04), Nov 7, 1981: Carver HP-14B (N3320X), Altoona, PA, 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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